Mauritania vs Suriname: Domestic credit to private sector
Mauritania
22.7%
in 2019
Suriname
24.5%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
140th
Suriname rank
139th
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Mauritania
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 24.5% against 22.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Suriname ahead.
Mauritania ranks 140th and Suriname ranks 139th of 187 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 13.4% | 8.2% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 20.3% | 4.7% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 36.8% | 16.0% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 39.3% | 17.8% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 21.3% | 3.6% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 27.5% | 7.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Mauritania or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 24.5% against 22.7% in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Mauritania and Suriname?
- 1.8%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Suriname?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Suriname rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Mauritania ranks 140th and Suriname ranks 139th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.