Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Mauritania, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Mauritania stood at 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Mauritania peaked at 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -146.08 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Mauritania 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 14.03 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | -66.49 current US$ per square kilometre | -573.8% |
| 1977 | -93.88 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1978 | -19.72 current US$ per square kilometre | -79.0% |
| 1979 | -77.97 current US$ per square kilometre | +295.3% |
| 1980 | -54.73 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1981 | -19.45 current US$ per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 1982 | -146.08 current US$ per square kilometre | +651.1% |
| 1983 | -116.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1984 | -44.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 1985 | 64.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -245.3% |
| 1986 | 36.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 1987 | 71.17 current US$ per square kilometre | +97.1% |
| 1988 | 140.2 current US$ per square kilometre | +97.0% |
| 1989 | 119.91 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 19.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -83.7% |
| 1991 | 244.99 current US$ per square kilometre | +1149.7% |
| 1992 | 195.29 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 32.58 current US$ per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 710.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +2079.6% |
| 1995 | 207.29 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.8% |
| 1996 | 250.16 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 85.82 current US$ per square kilometre | -65.7% |
| 1998 | 222.61 current US$ per square kilometre | +159.4% |
| 2012 | 1,958 current US$ per square kilometre | +779.4% |
| 2013 | 2,028 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,005 current US$ per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2015 | 834.54 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 1,282 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2017 | 1,512 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 1,819 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 2,293 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 2,343 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,077 current US$ per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,050 current US$ per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2079.6% | 32.58 current US$ per square kilometre | 710.21 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +1149.7% | 19.6 current US$ per square kilometre | 244.99 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +779.4% | 222.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,958 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | -651.1% | -19.45 current US$ per square kilometre | -146.08 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -573.8% | 14.03 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.49 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -48.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -93.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 14.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -146.08 current US$ per square kilometre | 140.2 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 218.73 current US$ per square kilometre | 19.6 current US$ per square kilometre | 710.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,591 current US$ per square kilometre | 834.54 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,293 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,673 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,343 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,848 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 4,588 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 4,050 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 2,924 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cameroon 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 137 Djibouti 2,743 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Mauritania was 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -146.08 current US$ per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Mauritania ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.