World Bank · Energy
Saudi Arabia: Mineral rents
0.16percent · 2021+196.6% 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 Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.162 | |
| 2020 | 0.061 | |
| 2019 | 0.043 | |
| 2018 | 0.078 | |
| 2017 | 0.065 | |
| 2016 | 0.045 | |
| 2015 | 0.055 | |
| 2014 | 0.051 | |
| 2013 | 0.063 | |
| 2012 | 0.093 | |
| 2011 | 0.055 | |
| 2010 | 0.047 | |
| 2009 | 0.024 | |
| 2008 | 0.018 | |
| 2007 | 0.018 | |
| 2006 | 0.02 | |
| 2005 | 0.018 | |
| 2004 | 0.022 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0.001 | |
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0.002 | |
| 1997 | 0.013 | |
| 1996 | 0.02 | |
| 1995 | 0.024 | |
| 1994 | 0.031 | |
| 1993 | 0.024 | |
| 1992 | 0.018 | |
| 1991 | 0.014 | |
| 1990 | 0.009 | |
| 1989 | 0.01 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 0 |
Source
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