India vs Mexico: Total natural resource rents
India
3.2%
in 2021
Mexico
3.6%
in 2021
India rank
88th
Mexico rank
87th
Total natural resource rents over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.6% against 3.2% in India, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
India ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 87th of 211 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 8.7% | 5.7% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 4.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, India or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 3.6% against 3.2% in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between India and Mexico?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- India ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 87th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.