Liquid liabilities to GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 28.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Mauritania, 1962–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritania stood at 28.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritania peaked at 224.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2013.
That places Mauritania 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.7% | 36.6% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 113.5% | 67.6% | 148.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.7% | 153.6% | 179.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 167.3% | 143.5% | 191.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 194.7% | 169.0% | 224.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 24.7% | 208.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 154 Dominican Republic 28.9% compare
- 156 Argentina 28.5% compare
- 158 South Sudan 28.3% compare
- 159 Azerbaijan 28.1% compare
- 160 Comoros 27.9% compare
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritania?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritania was 28.4% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 224.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.