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Nigeria: Mineral rents

0.01percent · 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 Nigeria from 1970 to 2021.

19822021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20210.008
20200.005
20190.005
20180.014
20170.017
20160.004
20150.001
20140.005
20130.022
20120.021
20110.018
20100.017
20090.007
20080.003
20070.006
20060.001
20050.001
20040
20030
20020
20010
20000
19990
19980
19970
19960
19950
19940
19930
19920
19910
19900
19890
19880
19870
19860
19850.003
19840.004
19830.006
19820.004
19810.005
19800.028
19790.111
19780.1
19770.09
19760.02
19750.018
19740.02
19730.001
19720
19710
19700.021

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Mineral rents. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mineral-rents (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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