Mauritania vs Rwanda: Primary balance, excluding interest

Mauritania
-16.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda
-9.75 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania rank
31st
Rwanda rank
29th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -9.75 billion current LCU against -16.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 6.26 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Mauritania ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 29th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 285.29 million current LCU -10.93 billion current LCU 11.22 billion current LCU Mauritania
2000s 11.05 billion current LCU -8.54 billion current LCU 19.59 billion current LCU Mauritania
2010s -8.22 billion current LCU -5.74 billion current LCU 2.47 billion current LCU Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -9.75 billion current LCU against -16.01 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Mauritania and Rwanda?
6.26 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Mauritania ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 29th 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).