Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -1.04 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Mauritania, 2012–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Mauritania is -1.04 billion, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Mauritania peaked at -576.17 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.47 billion, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1.23 billion | — |
| 2013 | -1.26 billion | +2.9% |
| 2014 | -1.47 billion | +16.8% |
| 2015 | -955.95 million | -35.1% |
| 2016 | -706.79 million | -26.1% |
| 2017 | -709.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -972.89 million | +37.2% |
| 2019 | -831.11 million | -14.6% |
| 2020 | -576.17 million | -30.7% |
| 2021 | -807.86 million | +40.2% |
| 2022 | -1.42 billion | +76.3% |
| 2023 | -966.51 million | -32.1% |
| 2024 | -1.04 billion | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.02 billion | -1.47 billion | -706.79 million | 8 |
| 2020s | -962.80 million | -1.42 billion | -576.17 million | 5 |
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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 current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Mauritania?
- Current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Mauritania was -1.04 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -576.17 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.47 billion in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.