Mauritania vs Senegal: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 341.27 billion current LCU against 183.10 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 158.17 billion current LCU.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.9 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 10th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215.62 million current LCU | 8.81 billion current LCU | 8.60 billion current LCU | Senegal |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion current LCU | 146.69 billion current LCU | 141.39 billion current LCU | Senegal |
| 1990s | 15.69 billion current LCU | 183.63 billion current LCU | 167.94 billion current LCU | Senegal |
| 2000s | 108.56 billion current LCU | 102.23 billion current LCU | 6.33 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 184.95 billion current LCU | 243.14 billion current LCU | 58.19 billion current LCU | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 341.27 billion current LCU against 183.10 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 158.17 billion current LCU, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 10th 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.