Mauritania vs Switzerland: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Mauritania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.1% against 4.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 129th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.1% | 11.0% | 13.1% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 9.5% | 9.4% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 9.8% | 4.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 9.6% | 3.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.2% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Mauritania or Switzerland?
- Mauritania, at 5.1% against 4.2% in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Mauritania and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2016.
- How do Mauritania and Switzerland rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 129th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.