Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 38.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Mauritania, 1995–2013
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 38.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Mauritania peaked at 38.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2002.
That places Mauritania 74th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +78.6% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 38.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 38.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 29.0% | 38.0% | 4 |
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 foreign banks among total banks in Mauritania?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Mauritania was 38.0% in 2013, 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 banks among total banks recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Mauritania ranks 74th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.