Mauritania vs Sudan: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Mauritania
-470.37 million current US$
in 2011
Sudan
-1.68 billion current US$
in 2011
Mauritania rank
46th
Sudan rank
48th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sudan
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B196019852011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -470.37 million current US$ against -1.68 billion current US$ in Sudan, a difference of 1.21 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sudan ahead.

Mauritania ranks 46th and Sudan ranks 48th of 50 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s -1.48 current US$ 0 current US$ 1.48 current US$ Sudan
1970s 3.99 current US$ -319,732 current US$ 319,736 current US$ Mauritania
1980s -9.37 current US$ 277.59 million current US$ 277.59 million current US$ Sudan
1990s 3.97 current US$ 36.92 million current US$ 36.92 million current US$ Sudan
2000s -66.03 million current US$ -1.33 billion current US$ 1.26 billion current US$ Mauritania
2010s -560.87 million current US$ -1.81 billion current US$ 1.24 billion current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Mauritania or Sudan?
Mauritania, at -470.37 million current US$ against -1.68 billion current US$ in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Mauritania and Sudan?
1.21 billion current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 46th and Sudan ranks 48th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). 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.