Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania
Mauritania: Current budget balance, including grants was 59.09 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania stood at 59.09 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 510.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania peaked at 306.52 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.98 billion current LCU, in 1985.
Mauritania ranks 23rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -3.98 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | -1.70 billion current LCU | -57.3% |
| 1987 | -501.00 million current LCU | -70.6% |
| 1988 | -926.00 million current LCU | +84.8% |
| 1989 | -1.94 billion current LCU | +109.4% |
| 1990 | -2.38 billion current LCU | +22.5% |
| 1991 | 1.02 billion current LCU | -143.0% |
| 1992 | 3.14 billion current LCU | +207.3% |
| 1993 | 7.67 billion current LCU | +144.4% |
| 1994 | 8.28 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 4.65 billion current LCU | -43.9% |
| 1996 | 14.80 billion current LCU | +218.5% |
| 1997 | 7.84 billion current LCU | -47.0% |
| 1998 | 9.03 billion current LCU | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 10.76 billion current LCU | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 10.02 billion current LCU | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 9.67 billion current LCU | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 38.05 billion current LCU | +293.4% |
| 2003 | 182.64 million current LCU | -99.5% |
| 2004 | 18.27 billion current LCU | +9903.0% |
| 2005 | 1.82 billion current LCU | -90.0% |
| 2006 | 306.52 billion current LCU | +16722.1% |
| 2007 | 36.42 billion current LCU | -88.1% |
| 2008 | -3.93 billion current LCU | -110.8% |
| 2009 | 11.78 billion current LCU | -399.8% |
| 2010 | 58.63 billion current LCU | +397.6% |
| 2011 | 59.09 billion current LCU | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 59.09 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.42 billion current LCU, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 59.09 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +16722.1% | 1.82 billion current LCU | 306.52 billion current LCU |
| 2004 | +9903.0% | 182.64 million current LCU | 18.27 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.81 billion current LCU | -3.98 billion current LCU | -501.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.48 billion current LCU | -2.38 billion current LCU | 14.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.88 billion current LCU | -3.93 billion current LCU | 306.52 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.86 billion current LCU | 58.63 billion current LCU | 59.09 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 92.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania was 59.09 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 306.52 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.98 billion current LCU in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 510.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.