Broad money (% of GDP) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Broad money (% of GDP) was 28.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Mauritania, 1962–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 28.4% for broad money in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Mauritania peaked at 28.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1965.
Mauritania ranks 143rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.9% | — |
| 1963 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | -29.7% |
| 1965 | 3.7% | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 8.0% | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 28.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 28.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.8%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 6.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 15.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.3% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.9% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 19.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
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 broad money in Mauritania?
- Broad money in Mauritania was 28.4% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1965.
- How does Mauritania rank for broad money?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.