Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Brazil
Brazil: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 4.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, mineral rents in Brazil stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 292.2% on the previous year and up 147.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Brazil peaked at 4.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
That places Brazil 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +48.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | +33.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -28.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -20.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +43.8% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -38.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -36.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +77.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +729.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +74.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -68.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +176.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +292.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1185.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +729.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 2021 | +292.2% | 1.1% | 4.5% |
| 2010 | +176.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Brazil?
- Mineral rents in Brazil was 4.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for mineral rents?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.