Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 16.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritania, 2012–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritania stood at 16.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Mauritania ranks 80th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26.4% | — |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -6.0% |
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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 liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritania?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritania was 16.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 80th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.