Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 193.29 billion in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Mauritania, 1962–2012
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2012, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritania stood at 193.29 billion. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 171.1% on the previous year and up 442.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritania peaked at 193.29 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -56.52 billion, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 84th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 640.00 million | — |
| 1963 | 654.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 531.00 million | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 494.00 million | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 543.00 million | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 515.00 million | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 310.00 million | -39.8% |
| 1969 | 65.00 million | -79.0% |
| 1970 | -28.00 million | -143.1% |
| 1971 | 167.00 million | -696.4% |
| 1972 | 439.00 million | +162.9% |
| 1973 | 694.80 million | +58.3% |
| 1974 | 1.94 billion | +179.7% |
| 1975 | 1.44 million | -99.9% |
| 1976 | 63.13 million | +4285.4% |
| 1977 | -1.89 billion | -3090.6% |
| 1978 | -3.67 billion | +94.6% |
| 1979 | -2.73 billion | -25.6% |
| 1980 | -1.56 billion | -43.0% |
| 1981 | -1.03 billion | -34.2% |
| 1982 | -5.94 billion | +479.0% |
| 1983 | -6.59 billion | +11.0% |
| 1984 | -9.27 billion | +40.6% |
| 1985 | -9.40 billion | +1.5% |
| 1986 | -11.16 billion | +18.7% |
| 1987 | -10.46 billion | -6.3% |
| 1988 | -11.63 billion | +11.2% |
| 1989 | -11.18 billion | -3.9% |
| 1990 | -15.77 billion | +41.0% |
| 1991 | -17.09 billion | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -56.52 billion | +230.7% |
| 2006 | -3.03 billion | -94.6% |
| 2007 | 11.44 billion | -477.1% |
| 2008 | -5.26 billion | -146.0% |
| 2009 | -3.52 billion | -33.1% |
| 2010 | 9.28 billion | -364.0% |
| 2011 | 71.30 billion | +668.2% |
| 2012 | 193.29 billion | +171.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 469.00 million | 65.00 million | 654.00 million | 8 |
| 1970s | -501.27 million | -3.67 billion | 1.94 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.82 billion | -11.63 billion | -1.03 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -16.43 billion | -17.09 billion | -15.77 billion | 2 |
| 2000s | -11.38 billion | -56.52 billion | 11.44 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.29 billion | 9.28 billion | 193.29 billion | 3 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritania?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritania was 193.29 billion in 2012, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 193.29 billion in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.52 billion in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 442.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.