Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Net foreign assets, flow

Guinea-Bissau
39.47 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania
52.03 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th
Mauritania rank
16th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 52.03 billion current LCU against 39.47 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 12.55 billion current LCU.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 52 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s -178.91 million current LCU -7.55 million current LCU 171.36 million current LCU Mauritania
1990s -602.51 million current LCU -2.95 billion current LCU 2.35 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 11.66 billion current LCU 16.88 billion current LCU 5.22 billion current LCU Mauritania
2010s 25.13 billion current LCU 27.50 billion current LCU 2.37 billion current LCU Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 52.03 billion current LCU against 39.47 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
12.55 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). 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, 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
52 places, 2,130 data points, 1961–2011
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 local currency.