External capital grants in Mauritania

Mauritania: External capital grants was 10.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
10.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 1,461.5%
World rank
11th
of 54 countries
All-time high
10.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2011

External capital grants in Mauritania, 1960–2011

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Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 10.00 billion current LCU for external capital grants in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,461.5% on the previous year and up 376.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, external capital grants in Mauritania peaked at 10.00 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1960.

Mauritania ranks 11th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 10
1970s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 10
1980s 1.60 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 4.33 billion current LCU 10
1990s 775.22 million current LCU 0 current LCU 2.46 billion current LCU 10
2000s 3.38 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 9.99 billion current LCU 10
2010s 5.32 billion current LCU 640.40 million current LCU 10.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 8 Burkina Faso 180.57 billion current LCU compare
  2. 9 Senegal 125.20 billion current LCU compare
  3. 10 Togo 71.20 billion current LCU compare
  4. 12 Namibia 7.46 billion current LCU compare
  5. 13 Kenya 6.46 billion current LCU compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia 6.35 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external capital grants in Mauritania?
External capital grants in Mauritania was 10.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external capital grants recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 10.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest external capital grants recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1960.
How does Mauritania rank for external capital grants?
Mauritania ranks 11th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,808 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are