Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 22.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP 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 to gdp 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 to gdp in Mauritania peaked at 239.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2013.
That places Mauritania 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 to GDP 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 above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.0× 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 to GDP 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
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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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Mauritania?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp 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 to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 239.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp 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 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 (IFS line 22d); 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).