Commercial bank branches in Mauritania
Mauritania: Commercial bank branches was 12.32 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Mauritania, 2007–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial bank branches in Mauritania is 12.32 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Mauritania peaked at 12.35 per 100,000 adults in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.41 per 100,000 adults, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.41 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2008 | 4.61 per 100,000 adults | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.62 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.62 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.58 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.14 per 100,000 adults | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 7.34 per 100,000 adults | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 7.64 per 100,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 8.05 per 100,000 adults | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 9.39 per 100,000 adults | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 9.41 per 100,000 adults | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.88 per 100,000 adults | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 12.35 per 100,000 adults | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 12.15 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.25 per 100,000 adults | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.37 per 100,000 adults | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 12.16 per 100,000 adults | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 12.32 per 100,000 adults | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.54 per 100,000 adults | 4.41 per 100,000 adults | 4.62 per 100,000 adults | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.04 per 100,000 adults | 4.58 per 100,000 adults | 12.35 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 per 100,000 adults | 11.37 per 100,000 adults | 12.32 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 83 Micronesia (country) 12.97 per 100,000 adults compare
- 84 Palestine, State of 12.92 per 100,000 adults compare
- 85 Republic of Korea 12.39 per 100,000 adults compare
- 87 Argentina 12.3 per 100,000 adults compare
- 88 Kazakhstan 12.19 per 100,000 adults compare
- 89 Mexico 12.04 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 40.99 % change on previous year (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1553 SDR per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 302.45 SDR per person (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 40.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 307.62 SDR per person (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 40.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 307.62 SDR per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Mauritania?
- Commercial bank branches in Mauritania was 12.32 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 per 100,000 adults in 2019.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.41 per 100,000 adults in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for commercial bank branches?
- Mauritania ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.