Mauritania's net financial account (BoP, current US$) was −US$795.08 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 47.64% from −US$1.52 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$795.08 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$981.64 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.52 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$981.64 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$1.55 billion | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$552.93 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$65.79 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritania's net financial account (BoP, current US$) fell US$305.06 million on 2023 (from −US$490.01 million to −US$795.08 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +US$32.99 million and a typical year strayed about US$474.44 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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$1.78 billion in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.31 billion in 2020. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Mauritania had the 18th highest value of the 29 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
- Fiji — 14th of 29: −US$424.17 million
- Burkina Faso — 15th of 29: −US$532.6 million
- Nicaragua — 16th of 29: −US$596.58 million
- Niger — 18th of 29: −US$842.1 million
- Bahamas, The — 19th of 29: −US$904.76 million
- Mali — 20th of 29: −US$923.65 million
What this measures
The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 37 values
| Year | Net financial account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -795,077,251 |
| 2023 | -490,012,816 |
| 2022 | -1,210,595,843 |
| 2021 | -523,300,441 |
| 2020 | -327,288,111 |
| 2019 | 981,635,482 |
| 2018 | -793,661,931 |
| 2017 | -745,232,353 |
| 2016 | -562,980,082 |
| 2015 | -1,062,763,040 |
Net financial account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1.3 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$1.41 billion (2023)
- Botswana — US$499.73 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$532.6 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$410.29 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$85.45 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$1.52 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$11.24 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$2.4 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$1.36 billion (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania
- Changes in inventories (current US$) — 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$4.65 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritania's net financial account (BoP, current US$)?
- −US$795.08 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is down 1,108% from −US$65.79 million in 1975. The highest value was US$981.64 million in 2019 and the lowest −US$1.55 billion in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank?
- 18th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Mauritania?
- In 2024, Mauritania's net financial account (BoP, current US$) fell US$305.06 million on 2023 (from −US$490.01 million to −US$795.08 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +US$32.99 million and a typical year strayed about US$474.44 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 BN.FIN.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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