Mauritania vs Niger: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 141.30 billion current LCU against 121.50 billion current LCU in Niger, a difference of 19.80 billion current LCU.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 26th and Niger ranks 28th of 51 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.60 billion current LCU | 48.88 billion current LCU | 42.28 billion current LCU | Niger |
| 1990s | 18.93 billion current LCU | 73.42 billion current LCU | 54.50 billion current LCU | Niger |
| 2000s | 68.09 billion current LCU | 110.87 billion current LCU | 42.77 billion current LCU | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 141.30 billion current LCU against 121.50 billion current LCU in Niger as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Mauritania and Niger?
- 19.80 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2005.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for government consumption?
- Mauritania ranks 26th and Niger ranks 28th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.