Mauritania's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$3.09 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 134.12% from US$1.32 billion in 2016 (18.55% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.09 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.32 billion | 2016 |
| Highest | US$3.09 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$150.56 million | 1982 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1.86 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$14.46 million | 1975 |
Over five years it is up 134.12% from US$1.32 billion in 2016 (18.55% a year on average, compounded). Since 1975 it is up 21,293% from US$14.46 million in 1975 (12.37% a year on average, compounded).
What the numbers say
In 2021, Mauritania's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$679.72 million on 2020 (from US$2.41 billion to US$3.09 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2020), the average change was +US$23.16 million and a typical year strayed about US$305.17 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$698.43 million in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.05 billion 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$132.58 million a year. A straight line explains 34% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Mauritania had the 82nd highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Mauritania in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 34 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,094,412,886 |
| 2020 | 2,414,692,842 |
| 2019 | 2,362,958,671 |
| 2018 | 1,874,594,080 |
| 2017 | 1,558,521,993 |
| 2016 | 1,321,721,691 |
| 2015 | 860,158,813 |
| 2014 | 1,035,805,961 |
| 2013 | 2,090,405,816 |
| 2012 | 2,017,737,357 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$22.01 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.68 billion (2020)
- Botswana — US$434.8 million (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.53 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$226.97 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$402.43 million (2021)
- Cameroon — US$1.35 billion (2021)
- Comoros — US$88.76 million (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$10.99 billion (2021)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania
- Changes in inventories (current US$) — 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$4.65 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritania's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$3.09 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 21,293% from US$14.46 million in 1975 (12.37% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.09 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$150.56 million in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank?
- 82nd highest of 132 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for Mauritania?
- In 2021, Mauritania's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$679.72 million on 2020 (from US$2.41 billion to US$3.09 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2020), the average change was +US$23.16 million and a typical year strayed about US$305.17 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.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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