Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) was 5.41 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Mauritania, 1975–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 5.41 for total reserves in months of imports in 2021. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Mauritania peaked at 5.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8619, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 64th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.83 | — |
| 1976 | 2.37 | +29.2% |
| 1977 | 1.49 | -37.0% |
| 1978 | 2.62 | +76.0% |
| 1979 | 3.44 | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 3.57 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.41 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 2.67 | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 2.11 | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 1.84 | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 | -35.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8654 | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4 | +61.2% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 1.74 | +57.5% |
| 1990 | 1.23 | -29.1% |
| 1991 | 1.47 | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8619 | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9105 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.93 | +112.0% |
| 1996 | 2.8 | +45.1% |
| 1997 | 4.4 | +57.1% |
| 1998 | 1.24 | -71.9% |
| 2012 | 2.61 | +111.3% |
| 2013 | 2.75 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 3.47 | +73.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 3.49 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.19 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.64 | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 5.41 | +16.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5.41 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.09, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5.41 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.67, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.35 | 1.49 | 3.44 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 0.8654 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 0.8619 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.08 | 1.99 | 3.8 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.02 | 4.64 | 5.41 | 2 |
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 total reserves in months of imports in Mauritania?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Mauritania was 5.41 in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8619 in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].