Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania
Mauritania: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 22.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania, 1961–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania is 22.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania peaked at 23.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1966.
That places Mauritania 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.2% | +29.9% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | -28.6% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +76.1% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | +39.9% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +34.7% |
| 1971 | 8.3% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | +39.1% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | +24.1% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 22.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 22.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +76.1% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 8.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 18.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 18.1% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.4% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.8% | 22.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 132 Azerbaijan 22.8% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 22.7% compare
- 134 Côte d'Ivoire 22.7% compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 22.2% compare
- 137 Romania 22.1% compare
- 138 Rwanda 22.0% compare
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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mauritania was 22.6% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1966.
- How does Mauritania rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Mauritania ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.