Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania
Mauritania: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 22.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania, 1961–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 22.6% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania peaked at 239.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2013.
Mauritania ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.7% | — |
| 1962 | 32.1% | +29.9% |
| 1963 | 22.9% | -28.6% |
| 1964 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 24.2% | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 21.1% | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 37.2% | +76.1% |
| 1968 | 52.0% | +39.9% |
| 1969 | 65.9% | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 88.8% | +34.7% |
| 1971 | 83.0% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 90.5% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 124.6% | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 109.4% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 152.2% | +39.1% |
| 1976 | 157.3% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 195.3% | +24.1% |
| 1978 | 207.6% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 179.4% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 184.3% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 188.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 199.0% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 199.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 202.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 199.4% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 194.9% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 190.8% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 193.4% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 189.7% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 239.3% | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 181.2% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 179.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 144.3% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 160.9% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 180.2% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 187.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 173.4% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 158.2% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 171.9% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 22.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 22.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -89.4% | 171.9% | 18.1% |
| 1967 | +76.1% | 21.1% | 37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.6% | 21.1% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 138.8% | 83.0% | 207.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 194.1% | 184.3% | 202.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 210.3% | 181.2% | 239.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 170.5% | 144.3% | 187.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 18.1% | 173.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 136 Rwanda 25.2% compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 22.9% compare
- 138 Mozambique 22.6% compare
- 140 Cote d'Ivoire 21.9% compare
- 141 Micronesia (country) 21.9% compare
- 142 Lesotho 21.1% 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 private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mauritania was 22.6% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 239.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); 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)