Bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank cost to income ratio was 50.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania is 50.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania peaked at 80.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 44.5% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 51.7% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 20,116 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 402,500 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.60 million SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.43 billion SDR (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.46 billion SDR (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.46 billion SDR (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.46 billion SDR (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 307.62 SDR per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Mauritania was 50.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.