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
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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

Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 881 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.