Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Net foreign assets

Guinea-Bissau
261.40 million current US$
in 2011
Mauritania
163.75 million current US$
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Mauritania rank
42nd

Net foreign assets over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mauritania
-200.0M0200.0M196219862011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 261.40 million current US$ against 163.75 million current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 97.65 million current US$.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Mauritania's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 51 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s -69.84 million current US$ -146.06 million current US$ 76.22 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
1990s -21.49 million current US$ -211.12 million current US$ 189.63 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2000s 117.81 million current US$ -64.60 million current US$ 182.40 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2010s 225.47 million current US$ 73.39 million current US$ 152.08 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
Guinea-Bissau, at 261.40 million current US$ against 163.75 million current US$ in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
97.65 million current US$, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for net foreign assets?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,026 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.