Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 6.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Mauritania, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 6.4% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Mauritania peaked at 12.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8.9% | — |
| 1984 | 6.4% | -28.0% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +52.7% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +24.1% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +38.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | -50.3% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -38.5% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +144.8% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -44.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +59.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +17.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 2.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 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 consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Mauritania?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Mauritania was 6.4% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.