Low income vs Mauritania: Total reserves

Low income
13.7%
in 2023
Mauritania
42.6%
in 2021
Low income rank
40th
Mauritania rank
43rd

Total reserves over time

  • Low income
  • Mauritania
0204060197119972023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 42.6% against 13.7% in Low income, a difference of 28.9%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.1 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 16.6% 25.5% 8.8% Mauritania
1980s 4.1% 8.1% 4.0% Mauritania
1990s 4.6% 3.5% 1.1% Low income
2000s 25.2% 4.8% 20.3% Low income
2010s 27.7% 16.7% 11.0% Low income
2020s 16.5% 34.4% 17.9% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, Low income or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 42.6% against 13.7% in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in total reserves between Low income and Mauritania?
28.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Mauritania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Low income and Mauritania rank globally for total reserves?
Low income ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves (% of total external debt)
Unit
% of total external debt
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 6,935 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.