Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 11.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania, 2007–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania is 11.2, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania peaked at 11.36 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.08, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 101st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.08 | — |
| 2008 | 4.26 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.28 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.29 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.25 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.75 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 6.77 | +42.5% |
| 2014 | 7.03 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 7.39 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.63 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 8.64 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.92 | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 11.36 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | -1.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 11.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 11.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +42.5% | 4.75 | 6.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.21 | 4.08 | 4.28 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 4.25 | 11.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 1 |
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 bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritania was 11.2 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.36 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Mauritania ranks 101st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. 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 branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.