World Bank · Energy
Mauritania: Mineral rents
9.59percent · 2021-55.7% since 2011
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. Annual figures for Mauritania from 1970 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.585 | |
| 2020 | 0.609 | |
| 2019 | 0.605 | |
| 2018 | 0.375 | |
| 2017 | 5.099 | |
| 2016 | 4.301 | |
| 2015 | 2.301 | |
| 2014 | 8.172 | |
| 2013 | 11.756 | |
| 2012 | 15.068 | |
| 2011 | 21.624 | |
| 2010 | 24.823 | |
| 2009 | 12.129 | |
| 2008 | 24.834 | |
| 2007 | 22.196 | |
| 2006 | 9.435 | |
| 2005 | 13.722 | |
| 2004 | 4.585 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3.416 | |
| 2001 | 2.917 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0.365 | |
| 1998 | 1.448 | |
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0.032 | |
| 1995 | 0.08 | |
| 1994 | 0.423 | |
| 1993 | 0.253 | |
| 1992 | 0.097 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 7.138 | |
| 1989 | 5.769 | |
| 1988 | 3.45 | |
| 1987 | 4.272 | |
| 1986 | 6.096 | |
| 1985 | 8.398 | |
| 1984 | 7.425 | |
| 1983 | 6.076 | |
| 1982 | 9.315 | |
| 1981 | 7.245 | |
| 1980 | 8.071 | |
| 1979 | 7.12 | |
| 1978 | 5.494 | |
| 1977 | 9.987 | |
| 1976 | 12.077 | |
| 1975 | 7.544 | |
| 1974 | 11.906 | |
| 1973 | 11.063 | |
| 1972 | 9.761 | |
| 1971 | 9.441 | |
| 1970 | 10.271 |
Source
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