Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania
Mauritania: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania, 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania is 21.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 101st of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.6% | — |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +21.0% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 10.6% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Mauritania was 21.3% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Mauritania ranks 101st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, primary education or less (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (primary education or less, % of population ages 15+).