Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance as a share of GDP
Mauritania
-9.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-9.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
166th
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Current account balance as a share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -9.4% against -9.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 166th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 193 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 share of gdp, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -9.4% against -9.5% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, 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 share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 166th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).