Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Ethiopia
-16.66 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania
-16.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Mauritania rank
31st
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU) over time
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -16.01 billion current LCU against -16.66 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 651.20 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 31st of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -873.90 million current LCU | -7.70 billion current LCU | 6.83 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | -1.32 billion current LCU | 285.29 million current LCU | 1.60 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -5.26 billion current LCU | 15.41 billion current LCU | 20.67 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -15.84 billion current LCU | -8.22 billion current LCU | 7.62 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -16.01 billion current LCU against -16.66 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 651.20 million current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd 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
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).