Which country has the highest Mineral rents (% of GDP)?

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the highest Mineral rents (% of GDP) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest Mineral rents (% of GDP)?

In 2021, Italy had the lowest Mineral rents (% of GDP) among countries with reported data.

How many countries report Mineral rents (% of GDP)?

The World Bank tracks Mineral rents (% of GDP) for 214 countries.

Economy

Mineral rents (% of GDP)

Name: Mineral rents (% of GDP) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

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.

World Bank code: NY.GDP.MINR.RT.ZS • Data available for 214 countries • Latest year: 2021

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep. led Mineral rents (% of GDP) at 28.81.

What this measures: 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.

How "Economy" indicators are measured

Economic indicators measure the size, structure, and dynamics of a country's economy. The World Bank collects data from national statistical offices, central banks, and the IMF, then normalizes it for cross-country comparison. Watch out for nominal versus real (inflation-adjusted) values: nominal figures in current US dollars are sensitive to exchange rate swings, while constant dollar series isolate real growth. Most macro indicators have a 1–2 year reporting lag.

Distribution — 2021

Reporting: 197 countries
Median: 0.00
Mean: 1.76
25th percentile: 0.00
75th percentile: 0.66
Range: 0.00 – 28.81

World at a Glance — 2021

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2021

#	Country	Mineral rents (% of GDP)
1	Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa	28.81
2	Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa	28.25
3	Mongolia East Asia & Pacific	26.57
4	New Caledonia East Asia & Pacific	16.78
5	Chile Latin America & Caribbean	16.23
6	Mali Sub-Saharan Africa	16.18
7	Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa	15.45
8	Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific	14.41
9	Peru Latin America & Caribbean	12.10
10	Kyrgyz Republic Europe & Central Asia	11.15

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Honduras +50,369.8%
Nicaragua +5,275.1%
Sierra Leone +4,984.4%
Ukraine +4,286.0%
Mauritania +1,474.7%

Largest decreases

Germany -100.0%
Korea, Rep. -99.4%
Japan -89.4%
Montenegro -6.7%
Uzbekistan 29.0%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	74	0.85
Upper middle income	52	1.64
Lower middle income	50	2.38
Low income	20	3.97
Not classified	1	0.26

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	35	2.27
Europe & Central Asia	51	1.10
Latin America & Caribbean	36	1.69
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	20	0.19
North America	3	0.43
South Asia	6	0.23
Sub-Saharan Africa	46	3.12

Lowest Values — 2021

#	Country	Mineral rents (% of GDP)
1	Italy	0.00
2	Jamaica	0.00
3	Jordan	0.00
4	Cambodia	0.00
5	Kiribati	0.00
6	Haiti	0.00
7	Cabo Verde	0.00
8	Burundi	0.00
9	Latvia	0.00
10	Lebanon	0.00

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Source: World Bank Open Data (NY.GDP.MINR.RT.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2021.