Mauritania vs South Africa: Net foreign assets, flow

Mauritania
52.03 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
167.04 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania rank
16th
South Africa rank
13th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Mauritania
  • South Africa
-50.0B050.0B100.0B150.0B196319872011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 167.04 billion current LCU against 52.03 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 115.01 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 52 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -107.25 million current LCU 139.20 million current LCU 246.45 million current LCU South Africa
1970s -279.68 million current LCU 303.61 million current LCU 583.29 million current LCU South Africa
1980s -845.29 million current LCU -368.80 million current LCU 476.50 million current LCU South Africa
1990s -4.58 billion current LCU 540.59 million current LCU 5.13 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 16.88 billion current LCU 35.05 billion current LCU 18.17 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 27.50 billion current LCU 85.66 billion current LCU 58.16 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Mauritania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 167.04 billion current LCU against 52.03 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Mauritania and South Africa?
115.01 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Mauritania ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th 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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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.