Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 4.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mauritania, 2005–2012
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
That places Mauritania 104th out of 128 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.0% | — |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +142.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -76.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 10.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 4.0% | 17.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 102 France 5.0% compare
- 102 Viet Nam 5.0% compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 4.0% compare
- 104 Netherlands 4.0% compare
- 107 Bangladesh 3.0% compare
- 107 Canada 3.0% compare
- 107 India 3.0% compare
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 bank assets among total bank assets in Mauritania?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mauritania was 4.0% in 2012, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Mauritania ranks 104th out of 128 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.