Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Claims on central government, flow

Burkina Faso
-4.12 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania
-3.69 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Mauritania rank
36th

Claims on central government, flow over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania
-100.0B0100.0B196619882011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -3.69 billion current LCU against -4.12 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 421.26 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mauritania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 404.29 million current LCU 237.00 million current LCU 167.29 million current LCU Burkina Faso
1980s 0 current LCU 1.16 billion current LCU 1.16 billion current LCU Mauritania
1990s 0 current LCU 1.49 billion current LCU 1.49 billion current LCU Mauritania
2000s -9.87 billion current LCU 15.15 billion current LCU 25.02 billion current LCU Mauritania
2010s 16.89 billion current LCU 3.80 billion current LCU 13.09 billion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, flow, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at -3.69 billion current LCU against -4.12 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in claims on central government, flow between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
421.26 million current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for claims on central government, flow?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on central government, flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on central government, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,422 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.