Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Ethiopia
-29.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania
-42.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
14th
Mauritania rank
15th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports -29.41 billion current LCU against -42.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 12.60 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.47 billion current LCU | -10.93 billion current LCU | 9.46 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | -2.77 billion current LCU | -5.96 billion current LCU | 3.19 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | -9.41 billion current LCU | -31.28 billion current LCU | 21.86 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | -27.31 billion current LCU | -36.39 billion current LCU | 9.08 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Ethiopia, at -29.41 billion current LCU against -42.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 12.60 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.