Mauritania vs Rwanda: Domestic credit to private sector

Mauritania
22.7%
in 2019
Rwanda
25.0%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
140th
Rwanda rank
137th

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 25.0% against 22.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 137th of 187 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 3.8% 1.4% 2.3% Mauritania
1970s 15.6% 4.0% 11.6% Mauritania
1980s 20.7% 7.2% 13.5% Mauritania
1990s 21.5% 6.0% 15.5% Mauritania
2000s 17.7% 11.7% 6.0% Mauritania
2010s 19.7% 17.9% 1.8% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 25.0% against 22.7% in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Mauritania and Rwanda?
2.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
Mauritania ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 137th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,721 data points, 1960–2020
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.