Mauritania vs Niger: Subsidies

Mauritania
71.70 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Niger
44.50 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2005
Mauritania rank
11th
Niger rank
14th

Subsidies over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 71.70 billion GFS, current LCU against 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU in Niger, a difference of 27.20 billion GFS, current LCU.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 11th and Niger ranks 14th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 0 GFS, current LCU 8.90 billion GFS, current LCU 8.90 billion GFS, current LCU Niger
1990s 1.92 billion GFS, current LCU 9.99 billion GFS, current LCU 8.07 billion GFS, current LCU Niger
2000s 9.08 billion GFS, current LCU 33.83 billion GFS, current LCU 24.75 billion GFS, current LCU Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 71.70 billion GFS, current LCU against 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Mauritania and Niger?
27.20 billion GFS, current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2005.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for subsidies?
Mauritania ranks 11th and Niger ranks 14th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (GFS, 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
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)
Unit
GFS, current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,211 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.