Mauritania vs Senegal: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Mauritania
-470.37 million current US$
in 2011
Senegal
-156.93 million current US$
in 2011
Mauritania rank
46th
Senegal rank
43rd

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M196019852011

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -156.93 million current US$ against -470.37 million current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 313.43 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Senegal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 50 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s -1.48 current US$ 88.22 million current US$ 88.22 million current US$ Senegal
1970s 3.99 current US$ 97.30 million current US$ 97.30 million current US$ Senegal
1980s -9.37 current US$ 0 current US$ 9.37 current US$ Senegal
1990s 3.18 current US$ 0 current US$ 3.18 current US$ Mauritania
2000s -66.03 million current US$ 16.18 million current US$ 82.21 million current US$ Senegal
2010s -560.87 million current US$ -78.47 million current US$ 482.40 million current US$ Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Mauritania or Senegal?
Senegal, at -156.93 million current US$ against -470.37 million current US$ in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Mauritania and Senegal?
313.43 million current US$, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 2,032 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

This is the discrepancy included in the ‘total consumption etc.' This discrepancy is included to ensures that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current U.S. dollars.