Malawi vs Mauritania: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Malawi
-61.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania
-42.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi rank
17th
Mauritania rank
15th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -42.01 billion current LCU against -61.60 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 19.58 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -270.24 million current LCU | -10.93 billion current LCU | 10.66 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 1990s | -2.03 billion current LCU | -5.32 billion current LCU | 3.29 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | -49.99 billion current LCU | -32.83 billion current LCU | 17.16 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -73.26 billion current LCU | -36.39 billion current LCU | 36.87 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Malawi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -42.01 billion current LCU against -61.60 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 19.58 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Malawi ranks 17th 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.