Leading Countries Reliant on Mining for Their Economies: Including Arab Nations

“Russia Today” reported that Mauritania ranked first among Arab countries in terms of the contribution of the mining sector to economic activities.

Globally, the Democratic Republic of Congo topped the list, according to the Global Mining Contribution Index, issued by the International Council on Mining and Metals in its seventh edition.

The following is a list of the 5 Arab countries whose economies most depend on the mining sector:
– Mauritania: 91.5 points
– Bahrain: 80.6 points
– Sultanate of Oman: 33.3 points

Here is a ranking of the 10 countries whose economies most depend on the mining sector:
– Congo: 97 points
– Mali: 94.2 points
– Mongolia: 92.7 points
– Zimbabwe: 91.5 points
– Mauritania: 91.5 points
– Liberia: 91.2 points
– Burkina Faso: 90 points
– Sierra Leone: 88.8 points
– Tajikistan: 86.1 points
– New Caledonia: 83.3 points

The report’s results showed an increase in the contribution of the mineral sector to the economies of some countries, especially Congo and Sierra Leone, as a result of the high prices of all minerals extracted in these two countries, in addition to increased production and the high contribution of minerals to exports.

The report emphasized the vital importance of the contribution of the mining sector to the economy of many countries, especially those whose growth and the livelihood of their populations depend heavily on this sector. (Russia Today)