Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 38.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania, 1975–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania stood at 38.9%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania peaked at 44.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -9.5%, in 1982.
That places Mauritania 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.6% | — |
| 1976 | -5.8% | -202.5% |
| 1977 | -8.7% | +52.0% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -116.1% |
| 1979 | -4.7% | -435.8% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | -77.4% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -343.3% |
| 1982 | -9.5% | -463.5% |
| 1983 | -5.8% | -39.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -112.7% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +1701.4% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | +23.5% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +44.1% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -52.4% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | +158.3% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -49.2% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +474.0% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -62.0% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | -41.5% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +63.6% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +115.0% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.4% | -8.7% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -9.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 6.9% | 44.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 22.1% | 37.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.8% | 38.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 34,846 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 592.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritania was 38.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5% in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Mauritania ranks 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.