Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 52.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Mauritania, 2010–2014
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, provisions to nonperforming loans in Mauritania stood at 52.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 75.0% over five years.
That places Mauritania 90th out of 140 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.0% | — |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +70.2% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 52.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.3%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 52.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Mauritania?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Mauritania was 52.5% in 2014, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Mauritania ranks 90th out of 140 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.