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