Mineral rents as a share of GDP
Compare mineral rents as a share of gdp across 196 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2021 official-source slice.
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Key Insights
- •196 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2021 observation.
- •Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest published value (28.8127978039482 % of GDP).
- •Burundi has the lowest published value (0 % of GDP).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8% of GDP)
About This Statistic
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.
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
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.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.8% of GDP |
| 2 | Zambia | 28.2% of GDP |
| 3 | Mongolia | 26.6% of GDP |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 16.8% of GDP |
| 5 | Chile | 16.2% of GDP |
| 6 | Mali | 16.2% of GDP |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 15.5% of GDP |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 14.4% of GDP |
| 9 | Peru | 12.1% of GDP |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.2% of GDP |
| 11 | Australia | 10.5% of GDP |
| 12 | Mauritania | 9.6% of GDP |
| 13 | Guyana | 9.4% of GDP |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 9.1% of GDP |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 8.5% of GDP |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 7.1% of GDP |
| 17 | Armenia | 6.8% of GDP |
| 18 | Sudan | 6.6% of GDP |
| 19 | Bolivia | 5.9% of GDP |
| 20 | Liberia | 5.4% of GDP |
| 21 | Ukraine | 5.3% of GDP |
| 22 | Ghana | 5.2% of GDP |
| 23 | Togo | 4.9% of GDP |
| 24 | Brazil | 4.5% of GDP |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 4.2% of GDP |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.0% of GDP |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9% of GDP |
| 28 | South Africa | 3.8% of GDP |
| 29 | Panama | 3.6% of GDP |
| 30 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.4% of GDP |
| 31 | Namibia | 3.2% of GDP |
| 32 | Senegal | 2.9% of GDP |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 2.7% of GDP |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.5% of GDP |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 2.1% of GDP |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% of GDP |
| 37 | Myanmar | 2.0% of GDP |
| 38 | Indonesia | 1.9% of GDP |
| 39 | Philippines | 1.5% of GDP |
| 40 | Mexico | 1.4% of GDP |
| 41 | India | 1.3% of GDP |
| 42 | Georgia | 1.3% of GDP |
| 43 | Canada | 1.2% of GDP |
| 44 | Fiji | 1.1% of GDP |
| 45 | Guatemala | 1.1% of GDP |
| 46 | Sweden | 1.0% of GDP |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.9% of GDP |
| 48 | Niger | 0.8% of GDP |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 0.8% of GDP |
| 50 | Serbia | 0.7% of GDP |
| 51 | Türkiye | 0.6% of GDP |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 0.6% of GDP |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.6% of GDP |
| 54 | People's Republic of China | 0.5% of GDP |
| 55 | Poland | 0.5% of GDP |
| 56 | Honduras | 0.4% of GDP |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% of GDP |
| 58 | Morocco | 0.3% of GDP |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 0.3% of GDP |
| 60 | Botswana | 0.2% of GDP |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% of GDP |
| 62 | Albania | 0.2% of GDP |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2% of GDP |
| 64 | Portugal | 0.1% of GDP |
| 65 | Mozambique | 0.1% of GDP |
| 66 | Finland | 0.1% of GDP |
| 67 | Vietnam | 0.1% of GDP |
| 68 | United States of America | 0.1% of GDP |
| 69 | Spain | 0.1% of GDP |
| 70 | New Zealand | 0.1% of GDP |
| 71 | Bhutan | 0.1% of GDP |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.1% of GDP |
| 73 | Greece | 0.1% of GDP |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% of GDP |
| 75 | Ireland | 0.0% of GDP |
| 76 | Romania | 0.0% of GDP |
| 77 | Gabon | 0.0% of GDP |
| 78 | Montenegro | 0.0% of GDP |
| 79 | Uruguay | 0.0% of GDP |
| 80 | Cyprus | 0.0% of GDP |
| 81 | Slovakia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 82 | Nigeria | 0.0% of GDP |
| 83 | Japan | 0.0% of GDP |
| 84 | Kenya | 0.0% of GDP |
| 85 | Malawi | 0.0% of GDP |
| 86 | Algeria | 0.0% of GDP |
| 87 | South Korea | 0.0% of GDP |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 0.0% of GDP |
| 89 | Burundi | 0.0% of GDP |
| 90 | Belarus | 0.0% of GDP |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 92 | Cameroon | 0.0% of GDP |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 0.0% of GDP |
| 94 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% of GDP |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% of GDP |
| 96 | Chad | 0.0% of GDP |
| 97 | Comoros | 0.0% of GDP |
| 98 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% of GDP |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 0.0% of GDP |
| 100 | Croatia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 101 | Czech Republic | 0.0% of GDP |
| 102 | Benin | 0.0% of GDP |
| 103 | Denmark | 0.0% of GDP |
| 104 | Dominica | 0.0% of GDP |
| 105 | Ecuador | 0.0% of GDP |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0.0% of GDP |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% of GDP |
| 108 | Estonia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 109 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% of GDP |
| 110 | France | 0.0% of GDP |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0.0% of GDP |
| 113 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 114 | State of Palestine | 0.0% of GDP |
| 115 | Germany | 0.0% of GDP |
| 116 | Kiribati | 0.0% of GDP |
| 117 | Grenada | 0.0% of GDP |
| 118 | Guam | 0.0% of GDP |
| 119 | Guinea | 0.0% of GDP |
| 120 | Haiti | 0.0% of GDP |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 0.0% of GDP |
| 122 | Hungary | 0.0% of GDP |
| 123 | Iceland | 0.0% of GDP |
| 124 | Iraq | 0.0% of GDP |
| 125 | Israel | 0.0% of GDP |
| 126 | Italy | 0.0% of GDP |
| 127 | Jamaica | 0.0% of GDP |
| 128 | Jordan | 0.0% of GDP |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.0% of GDP |
| 130 | Lesotho | 0.0% of GDP |
| 131 | Latvia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 132 | Libya | 0.0% of GDP |
| 133 | Lithuania | 0.0% of GDP |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 0.0% of GDP |
| 135 | Macao | 0.0% of GDP |
| 136 | Madagascar | 0.0% of GDP |
| 137 | Malaysia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 138 | Maldives | 0.0% of GDP |
| 139 | Malta | 0.0% of GDP |
| 140 | Mauritius | 0.0% of GDP |
| 141 | Monaco | 0.0% of GDP |
| 142 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% of GDP |
| 143 | Oman | 0.0% of GDP |
| 144 | Nauru | 0.0% of GDP |
| 145 | Nepal | 0.0% of GDP |
| 146 | Netherlands | 0.0% of GDP |
| 147 | Curaçao | 0.0% of GDP |
| 148 | Aruba | 0.0% of GDP |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0.0% of GDP |
| 150 | Norway | 0.0% of GDP |
| 151 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% of GDP |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% of GDP |
| 153 | Palau | 0.0% of GDP |
| 154 | Paraguay | 0.0% of GDP |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% of GDP |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% of GDP |
| 157 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% of GDP |
| 158 | Qatar | 0.0% of GDP |
| 159 | Rwanda | 0.0% of GDP |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% of GDP |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% of GDP |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% of GDP |
| 164 | Seychelles | 0.0% of GDP |
| 165 | Singapore | 0.0% of GDP |
| 166 | Slovenia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 167 | Somalia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 168 | Suriname | 0.0% of GDP |
| 169 | Eswatini | 0.0% of GDP |
| 170 | Switzerland | 0.0% of GDP |
| 171 | Thailand | 0.0% of GDP |
| 172 | Tonga | 0.0% of GDP |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% of GDP |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% of GDP |
| 175 | Tunisia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% of GDP |
| 177 | Tuvalu | 0.0% of GDP |
| 178 | Uganda | 0.0% of GDP |
| 179 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% of GDP |
| 180 | Egypt | 0.0% of GDP |
| 181 | Samoa | 0.0% of GDP |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 0.0% of GDP |
| 183 | American Samoa | 0.0% of GDP |
| 184 | Andorra | 0.0% of GDP |
| 185 | Angola | 0.0% of GDP |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% of GDP |
| 187 | Austria | 0.0% of GDP |
| 188 | Bahamas | 0.0% of GDP |
| 189 | Bahrain | 0.0% of GDP |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 0.0% of GDP |
| 191 | Barbados | 0.0% of GDP |
| 192 | Belgium | 0.0% of GDP |
| 193 | Belize | 0.0% of GDP |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.0% of GDP |
| 195 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% of GDP |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% of GDP |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).
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