Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mauritania
Mauritania: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 22.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mauritania, 1962–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 22.7% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Mauritania peaked at 24.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1966.
That places Mauritania 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.2% | — |
| 1963 | 2.3% | -28.1% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +71.5% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +26.3% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | +38.7% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +66.1% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 18.6% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 8.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.6% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 129 Eswatini 23.1% compare
- 130 Togo 23.0% compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 22.9% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 22.7% compare
- 134 Côte d'Ivoire 22.7% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 22.3% compare
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 40.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 307.62 SDR per person (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 40.99 % change on previous year (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1553 SDR per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 302.45 SDR per person (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 40.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 307.62 SDR per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Mauritania?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Mauritania was 22.7% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1966.
- How does Mauritania rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.