Mauritania — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1968–2019 · 41 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Mauritania was −435.79M LCU in 2019. The previous reading was −664.13M LCU in 2018; the period change was +228.34M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.15% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019-435.79M LCU
2018-664.13M LCU
2017-1.08B LCU
2016-1.15B LCU
2015-6.82B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-8.99B LCU
20139.37B LCU
2012-6.63B LCU
201140.58M LCU
2010-835.68M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.