Mauritania vs Morocco: Primary balance, excluding interest

Mauritania
-16.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Morocco
-18.93 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania rank
31st
Morocco rank
33rd

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -16.01 billion current LCU against -18.93 billion current LCU in Morocco, a difference of 2.92 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Morocco ahead.

Mauritania ranks 31st and Morocco ranks 33rd of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Morocco Difference Ahead
1980s -7.70 billion current LCU 14.91 billion current LCU 22.61 billion current LCU Morocco
1990s 285.29 million current LCU 8.69 billion current LCU 8.41 billion current LCU Morocco
2000s 11.05 billion current LCU 5.15 billion current LCU 5.90 billion current LCU Mauritania
2010s -8.22 billion current LCU -18.28 billion current LCU 10.06 billion current LCU Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Mauritania or Morocco?
Mauritania, at -16.01 billion current LCU against -18.93 billion current LCU in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Mauritania and Morocco?
2.92 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Morocco?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Morocco rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Mauritania ranks 31st and Morocco ranks 33rd 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

Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).