Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 173.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania, 2012–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania is 173.6, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania peaked at 177.32 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.78, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 84th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.78 | — |
| 2013 | 97.78 | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 113.65 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 132.1 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 143.55 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 162.68 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 168.15 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 177.32 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 173.6 | -2.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 173.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 408.53, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 173.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 135.37 | 87.78 | 177.32 | 8 |
| 2020s | 173.6 | 173.6 | 173.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 81 Afghanistan 183.29 compare
- 82 Mali 180.99 compare
- 83 Eswatini 179.49 compare
- 85 Malawi 169.67 compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 156.77
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 155.81 compare
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 bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Mauritania was 173.6 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 177.32 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.78 in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.