Mauritania: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mauritania's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$4,092 on 2023 (from −US$1.12 million to −US$1.11 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was −US$202,864 and a typical year strayed about US$21.07 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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$63.59 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$48.78 million in 2021. 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 2% 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 57th highest value of the 77 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

• Sudan — 53rd of 77: US$0
• Zimbabwe — 54th of 77: US$0
• Lao PDR — 55th of 77: −US$680,000
• Tajikistan — 57th of 77: −US$1.5 million
• Kyrgyz Republic — 58th of 77: −US$3.08 million
• Bhutan — 59th of 77: −US$3.37 million

What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 50 values

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$121.27 million (2024)
• Benin — US$31.29 million (2024)
• Botswana — US$69.29 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$10.08 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$15.2 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$84.38 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$43.36 million (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — US$1.1 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$223.06 million (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritania's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

−US$1.11 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is down 2,132% from US$54,692 in 1974. The highest value was US$53.79 million in 2011 and the lowest −US$64.71 million in 2021.

How does Mauritania rank?

57th highest of 77 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Mauritania?

In 2024, Mauritania's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$4,092 on 2023 (from −US$1.12 million to −US$1.11 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was −US$202,864 and a typical year strayed about US$21.07 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 DT.NFL.RDBN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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