Mauritania's gross savings (current LCU) was 148.78 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 226.25% from 45.6 billion in 2014 (12.55% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 148.78 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 100.27 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 45.6 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 148.78 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | -520.76 million | 1982 |
| Average since 2015 | 97.7 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 163.01 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritania's gross savings (current LCU) rose 23.28 billion on 2023 (from 125.5 billion to 148.78 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +1.98 billion and a typical year strayed about 9.76 billion 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 23.28 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.47 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 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 9.94 billion a year. A straight line explains 91% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 161.07 billion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 11.96 billion, against 18.12 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Mauritania had the 23rd highest value of the 48 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 2024 ranking
- Nicaragua — 19th of 48: 205.45 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 20th of 48: 190.11 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 21st of 48: 189.08 billion
- Ghana — 23rd of 48: 146.54 billion
- Mauritius — 24th of 48: 146.35 billion
- Djibouti — 25th of 48: 109.67 billion
What this measures
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 37 values
| Year | Gross savings (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 148,780,710,893 |
| 2023 | 125,502,427,742 |
| 2022 | 103,693,030,532 |
| 2021 | 116,224,633,116 |
| 2020 | 115,365,302,253 |
| 2019 | 100,272,173,954 |
| 2018 | 87,202,807,369 |
| 2017 | 73,897,578,655 |
| 2016 | 63,065,796,289 |
| 2015 | 42,967,120,606 |
| 2014 |
Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 16.51 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 3.61 trillion (2023)
- Botswana — 76.02 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2024)
- Burundi — 7.73 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 63.24 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 5.02 trillion (2024)
- Comoros — 80.36 billion (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 69.91 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 2.6 trillion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 9.06 trillion (2024)
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 gross savings (current LCU)?
- 148.78 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 91,173% from 163.01 million in 1975 (14.93% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 148.78 billion in 2024 and the lowest -520.76 million in 1982.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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