Broad money growth in Mauritania
Mauritania: Broad money growth was 9.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Mauritania, 1963–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2019, broad money growth in Mauritania stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Mauritania peaked at 55.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -10.1%, in 1965.
That places Mauritania 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -2.0% | — |
| 1964 | -6.2% | +215.3% |
| 1965 | -10.1% | +63.1% |
| 1966 | 34.9% | -444.5% |
| 1967 | 20.4% | -41.5% |
| 1968 | 17.3% | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | -55.3% |
| 1970 | 32.3% | +316.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -98.7% |
| 1972 | 26.3% | +6237.1% |
| 1973 | 27.5% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 55.4% | +101.7% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | -52.1% |
| 1976 | 24.8% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | -77.6% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -65.0% |
| 1979 | 21.1% | +987.3% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | -32.0% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | +104.7% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -94.7% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | +232.5% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +128.6% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +87.9% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -66.3% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | +148.0% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -89.0% |
| 1989 | 13.7% | +573.7% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +94.9% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +95.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -93.5% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -119.7% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -2429.7% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +149.4% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | -10.1% | 34.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 0.4% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 1.6% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | -0.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
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 broad money growth in Mauritania?
- Broad money growth in Mauritania was 9.9% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1% in 1965.
- How does Mauritania rank for broad money growth?
- Mauritania ranks 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.