Reserves excluding gold in Mauritania
Mauritania: Reserves excluding gold was 1.46 billion SDR in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold in Mauritania, 1962–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
In 2021, reserves excluding gold in Mauritania stood at 1.46 billion SDR. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.5% on the previous year and up 361.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold in Mauritania peaked at 1.46 billion SDR in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.18 million SDR, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 130th of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.23 million SDR | 3.57 million SDR | 10.45 million SDR | 8 |
| 1970s | 44.21 million SDR | 3.18 million SDR | 86.29 million SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.30 million SDR | 39.42 million SDR | 139.01 million SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.42 million SDR | 25.70 million SDR | 148.79 million SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.71 million SDR | 18.19 million SDR | 143.75 million SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 539.20 million SDR | 176.42 million SDR | 743.91 million SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 billion SDR | 1.04 billion SDR | 1.46 billion SDR | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 127 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.70 billion SDR compare
- 128 Curaçao and Sint Maarten 1.62 billion SDR compare
- 129 Montenegro 1.60 billion SDR compare
- 131 Kyrgyz Republic 1.45 billion SDR compare
- 132 Rwanda 1.43 billion SDR compare
- 133 West Bank and Gaza 1.33 billion SDR 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold in Mauritania?
- Reserves excluding gold in Mauritania was 1.46 billion SDR in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 billion SDR in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 million SDR in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for reserves excluding gold?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is reserves excluding gold rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April