Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted was 0.0187 US dollar per square kilometre in 1998. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Mauritania, 1980–1998
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0187 US dollar per square kilometre for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in 1998.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.5% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Mauritania peaked at 16.7 US dollar per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar per square kilometre, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 161st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 1.26 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.0107 US dollar per square kilometre | -99.2% |
| 1983 | 0.711 US dollar per square kilometre | +6543.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0285 US dollar per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 1985 | 4.19 US dollar per square kilometre | +14579.8% |
| 1986 | 3.03 US dollar per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1987 | 16.7 US dollar per square kilometre | +451.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0653 US dollar per square kilometre | -99.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1148 US dollar per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7868 US dollar per square kilometre | +585.6% |
| 1991 | 0.111 US dollar per square kilometre | -85.9% |
| 1992 | 0.08 US dollar per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1373 US dollar per square kilometre | +71.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 US dollar per square kilometre | -99.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0545 US dollar per square kilometre | +35213.7% |
| 1996 | 1.38 US dollar per square kilometre | +2423.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3412 US dollar per square kilometre | -75.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0187 US dollar per square kilometre | -94.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0187 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,026 US dollar per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0187 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 714.65 US dollar per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35213.7% | 0.0002 US dollar per square kilometre | 0.0545 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +14579.8% | 0.0285 US dollar per square kilometre | 4.19 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +6543.7% | 0.0107 US dollar per square kilometre | 0.711 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +2423.4% | 0.0545 US dollar per square kilometre | 1.38 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.61 US dollar per square kilometre | 0 US dollar per square kilometre | 16.7 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3228 US dollar per square kilometre | 0.0002 US dollar per square kilometre | 1.38 US dollar per square kilometre | 9 |
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 reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Mauritania?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Mauritania was 0.0187 US dollar per square kilometre in 1998, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 US dollar per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- Mauritania ranks 161st out of 162 countries with data for 1998.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.