Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 7.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania is 7.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 644.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania peaked at 14.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.1% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -30.2% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -30.3% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +64.9% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -96.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +262.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -66.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +764.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -70.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -67.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1780.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -94.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +2641.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +228.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +147.8% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -53.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -51.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -73.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +644.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 0.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.0% | 7.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 38 Sierra Leone 8.1% compare
- 39 Norway 7.7% compare
- 40 Peru 7.6% compare
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.9% compare
- 43 Togo 6.7% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Mauritania was 7.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. 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.