Mauritania: Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 114.98% from US$1.11 billion in 2016 (16.54% a year on average, compounded). Since 1990 it is up 7,863% from −US$30.79 million in 1990. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Mauritania's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$59.68 million on 2020 (from US$2.33 billion to US$2.39 billion).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$70.61 million and a typical year strayed about US$402.04 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$693.9 million in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was US$936.17 million in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$152.13 million a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Mauritania had the 72nd highest value of the 116 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritania in the 2021 ranking

• Brunei Darussalam — 68th of 116: US$3.38 billion
• Ghana — 69th of 116: US$2.86 billion
• Ecuador — 70th of 116: US$2.46 billion
• Jordan — 72nd of 116: US$1.9 billion
• North Macedonia — 73rd of 116: US$1.89 billion
• Uzbekistan — 74th of 116: US$1.89 billion

What this measures

Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 19 values

Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
• Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
• Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
• Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
• Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
• Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
• Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania

• Changes in inventories (current US$) — US$2.03 billion (2025)
• Changes in inventories (current LCU) — 80.64 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$8.17 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 325.27 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 69.99% (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current US$) — US$13.35 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current LCU) — 531.28 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) — 114.32% (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.65 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritania's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?

US$2.39 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 7,863% from −US$30.79 million in 1990. The highest value was US$2.39 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$30.79 million in 1990.

How does Mauritania rank?

72nd highest of 116 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Mauritania?

In 2021, Mauritania's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$59.68 million on 2020 (from US$2.33 billion to US$2.39 billion). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$70.61 million and a typical year strayed about US$402.04 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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