Mauritania vs Mauritius: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 42.6% against 41.8% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Mauritius ranks 46th of 112 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 149.9% | 124.5% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 26.0% | 17.9% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 70.4% | 66.9% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 51.9% | 47.1% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 41.0% | 24.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 58.5% | 24.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritania, at 42.6% against 41.8% in Mauritius as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for total reserves?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd and Mauritius ranks 46th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.