Mauritania vs Mauritius: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 183.10 billion current LCU against 49.85 billion current LCU in Mauritius, a difference of 133.25 billion current LCU.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.7 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 49 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.30 billion current LCU | 4.63 billion current LCU | 667.49 million current LCU | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 15.69 billion current LCU | 11.39 billion current LCU | 4.31 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 108.56 billion current LCU | 37.47 billion current LCU | 71.08 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritania, at 183.10 billion current LCU against 49.85 billion current LCU in Mauritius as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 133.25 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2009.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.