Mauritania vs Niger: Total reserves includes gold
Mauritania
11.9%
in 2011
Niger
11.2%
in 2011
Mauritania rank
40th
Niger rank
41st
Total reserves includes gold over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 11.9% against 11.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 40th and Niger ranks 41st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 0.9% | 4.5% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 5.7% | 5.9% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 7.3% | 5.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 9.1% | 4.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 12.6% | 2.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves includes gold, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 11.9% against 11.2% in Niger as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total reserves includes gold between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for total reserves includes gold?
- Mauritania ranks 40th and Niger ranks 41st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.