Bank concentration in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank concentration was 82.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Mauritania, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Mauritania is 82.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 54th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 72.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 62.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Mauritania?
- Bank concentration in Mauritania was 82.7% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank concentration?
- Mauritania ranks 54th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.