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Mineral rents (% of GDP)

0.14% of GDP▲ 0.10 pts vs 2020

Mozambique · Latest observation 2021 · no newer data published

Mineral rents (% of GDP)

What is this?

Value of minerals extracted minus extraction costs, relative to GDP.

How to read it

  • Moves with world mineral prices.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Mineral rents (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 0.14 % of GDP (2021), 0.09 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 31 observations since 1991, the highest was 0.23 (2016) and the lowest 0.00 (1999).

The latest observation is from 2021; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Few direct jobs.
  • Businesses: Supplier opportunities.
  • Government: Royalty potential.
  • Investors: Commodity exposure.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.MINR.RT.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2021
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
-0.100.000.100.200.3019912021High 0.23Low 0.00
Latest
0.14
Change
+0.09 pts
High
0.23 2016
Low
0.00 1999
Average
0.03

Mineral rents (% of GDP) is 0.14 % of GDP (2021), 0.09 points higher than in 1991.

What is this?

Value of minerals extracted minus extraction costs, relative to GDP.

How to read it

Moves with world mineral prices.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Mineral rents (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 0.14 % of GDP (2021), 0.09 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 31 observations since 1991, the highest was 0.23 (2016) and the lowest 0.00 (1999).

The latest observation is from 2021; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Few direct jobs.
  • Businesses: Supplier opportunities.
  • Government: Royalty potential.
  • Investors: Commodity exposure.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2021

CountryLatestYear on year
Zambia28.25 % of GDP+243.3%
Brazil4.49 % of GDP+292.2%
Zimbabwe4.24 % of GDP+88.8%
Tanzania4.03 % of GDP+225.9%
South Africa3.83 % of GDP+168.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa2.92 % of GDP+232.7%
India1.32 % of GDP+91.5%
World0.77 % of GDP+195.5%
China0.51 % of GDP+203.0%
Botswana0.24 % of GDP+250.1%
Portugal0.15 % of GDP+83.9%
Mozambique0.14 % of GDP+232.5%
Kenya0.01 % of GDP+212.8%
Malawi0.01 % of GDP+87.0%
Angola0.00 % of GDP—
Eswatini0.00 % of GDP—

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Natural gas rents (% of GDP)3.57 % of GDP+1.40 pts · 2021Thermal coal (South Africa, Richards Bay)98 US$/t+1.4% · Sept 2026

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.MINR.RT.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
31 (1991 – 2021) for Mozambique; 16 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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