Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 0.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Mauritania, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on assets in Mauritania stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 298.2% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mauritania peaked at 2.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -91.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +455.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -51.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -73.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -228.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -191.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +298.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 37% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 30% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +455.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 2020 | +298.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2018 | -228.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | +191.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 return on assets in Mauritania?
- Bank return on assets in Mauritania was 0.5% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank return on assets?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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.