What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Burundi and Mauritania?

8.01 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?

18 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2002.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Mauritania: Primary balance, excluding interest

Burundi

-8.00 billion current LCU

in 2002

Mauritania

-16.01 billion current LCU

in 2011

Burundi rank

28th

Mauritania rank

31st

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

Burundi
Mauritania

How they compare

Burundi currently reports -8.00 billion current LCU against -16.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 8.01 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 28th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 50 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.91 billion current LCU	-7.70 billion current LCU	14.61 billion current LCU	Burundi
1990s	21.98 billion current LCU	285.29 million current LCU	21.69 billion current LCU	Burundi
2000s	9.07 billion current LCU	-3.55 billion current LCU	12.62 billion current LCU	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Burundi or Mauritania?: Burundi, at -8.00 billion current LCU against -16.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2002.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Burundi and Mauritania?: 8.01 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2002.
How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?: Burundi ranks 28th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Primary balance, excluding interest (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: Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).