Mauritania vs Mauritius: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Mauritania
-42.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritius
-20.29 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania rank
15th
Mauritius rank
12th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B0198519982011

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports -20.29 billion current LCU against -42.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 21.72 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritania ranks 15th and Mauritius ranks 12th of 35 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mauritius Difference Ahead
1980s -10.93 billion current LCU -761.85 million current LCU 10.17 billion current LCU Mauritius
1990s -5.96 billion current LCU -2.94 billion current LCU 3.02 billion current LCU Mauritius
2000s -32.83 billion current LCU -9.22 billion current LCU 23.61 billion current LCU Mauritius
2010s -36.39 billion current LCU -16.88 billion current LCU 19.50 billion current LCU Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Mauritania or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at -20.29 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 Mauritania and Mauritius?
21.72 billion current LCU, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Mauritania ranks 15th and Mauritius ranks 12th 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.