Domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania
Mauritania: Domestic credit to private sector was 22.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania, 1962–2019
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania stood at 22.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania peaked at 24.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1966.
That places Mauritania 140th 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 45 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.2% | — |
| 1963 | 2.3% | -28.1% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +71.5% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +26.3% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | +38.7% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +66.1% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 18.6% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 22.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 22.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector 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 | +71.5% | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| 1975 | +66.1% | 11.4% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 8.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.6% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.6% | 22.7% | 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 domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Mauritania was 22.7% in 2019, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1966.
- How does Mauritania rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.