Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania

Mauritania: Current budget balance, including grants was 59.09 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
59.09 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
23rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
306.52 billion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-3.98 billion current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Mauritania, 1985–2011

0100.0B200.0B300.0B1985199820111985: -4.0B current LCU1986: -1.7B current LCU1987: -501.0M current LCU1988: -926.0M current LCU1989: -1.9B current LCU1990: -2.4B current LCU1991: 1.0B current LCU1992: 3.1B current LCU1993: 7.7B current LCU1994: 8.3B current LCU1995: 4.6B current LCU1996: 14.8B current LCU1997: 7.8B current LCU1998: 9.0B current LCU1999: 10.8B current LCU2000: 10.0B current LCU2001: 9.7B current LCU2002: 38.0B current LCU2003: 182.6M current LCU2004: 18.3B current LCU2005: 1.8B current LCU2006: 306.5B current LCU2007: 36.4B current LCU2008: -3.9B current LCU2009: 11.8B current LCU2010: 58.6B current LCU2011: 59.1B current LCU

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Benin 112.60 billion current LCU compare
  2. 21 Togo 91.31 billion current LCU compare
  3. 22 Kenya 74.62 billion current LCU compare
  4. 24 Central African Republic 56.30 billion current LCU compare
  5. 25 Guinea-Bissau 54.90 billion current LCU compare
  6. 26 Ethiopia 29.36 billion current LCU compare

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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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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.