Mauritania vs Mauritius: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Mauritania
-32.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritius
-20.29 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania rank
26th
Mauritius rank
24th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports -20.29 billion current LCU against -32.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 11.72 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 26th and Mauritius ranks 24th of 50 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 | -7.72 billion current LCU | -761.85 million current LCU | 6.96 billion current LCU | Mauritius |
| 1990s | -5.18 billion current LCU | -2.94 billion current LCU | 2.24 billion current LCU | Mauritius |
| 2000s | -29.45 billion current LCU | -9.22 billion current LCU | 20.23 billion current LCU | Mauritius |
| 2010s | -31.07 billion current LCU | -16.88 billion current LCU | 14.18 billion current LCU | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at -20.29 billion current LCU against -32.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 11.72 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 current grants?
- Mauritania ranks 26th and Mauritius ranks 24th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.