Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves and related items

Mauritania
-173.68 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-217.82 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mauritania rank
151st
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd

Reserves and related items over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B01.0B197519992024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -173.68 million BoP, current US$ against -217.82 million BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 44.15 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 151st and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.35 million BoP, current US$ 71.71 million BoP, current US$ 70.35 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s -38.17 million BoP, current US$ -12.51 million BoP, current US$ 25.66 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s -39.69 million BoP, current US$ -152.46 million BoP, current US$ 112.77 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
2010s 583,562 BoP, current US$ -461.58 million BoP, current US$ 462.16 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
2020s 260.13 million BoP, current US$ 218.62 million BoP, current US$ 41.51 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves and related items, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at -173.68 million BoP, current US$ against -217.82 million BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves and related items between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
44.15 million BoP, current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves and related items?
Mauritania ranks 151st and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,750 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. 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.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.