Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP

Mauritania
-9.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-9.5%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
173rd
Sierra Leone rank
172nd

Current account balance as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
-40-30-20-100200020122024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -9.5% against -9.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 204 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s -14.8% -10.5% 4.3% Sierra Leone
2020s -9.9% -7.2% 2.7% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance as a proportion of gdp, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -9.5% against -9.5% in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in current account balance as a proportion of gdp between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
207 places, 4,677 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed