Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 2.44 SDR per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Mauritania, 1974–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Mauritania is 2.44 SDR per person, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 3.48 SDR per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 SDR per person, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 108th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 SDR per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 SDR per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 SDR per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.5617 SDR per person | — |
| 1978 | 1.05 SDR per person | +86.3% |
| 1979 | 2.28 SDR per person | +117.8% |
| 1980 | 3.48 SDR per person | +52.7% |
| 1981 | 2.5 SDR per person | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 2.94 SDR per person | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 2.52 SDR per person | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 2.17 SDR per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 1.94 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 2.1 SDR per person | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 2.18 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.89 SDR per person | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 1.84 SDR per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.59 SDR per person | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 1.41 SDR per person | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 1.33 SDR per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.5 SDR per person | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 1.34 SDR per person | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 1.29 SDR per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 SDR per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.03 SDR per person | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9499 SDR per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9568 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9269 SDR per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9445 SDR per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.06 SDR per person | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 SDR per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 SDR per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4 SDR per person | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 1.61 SDR per person | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.96 SDR per person | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 2.04 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.43 SDR per person | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1 SDR per person | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 3.27 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.44 SDR per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.41 SDR per person | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 2.49 SDR per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.22 SDR per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4 SDR per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.49 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.44 SDR per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6478 SDR per person | 0 SDR per person | 2.28 SDR per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.36 SDR per person | 1.84 SDR per person | 3.48 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 SDR per person | 0.9499 SDR per person | 1.59 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 SDR per person | 0.9269 SDR per person | 2.43 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 SDR per person | 2.22 SDR per person | 3.44 SDR per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Mauritania?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Mauritania was 2.44 SDR per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 SDR per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SDR per person in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.