Current account balance as a share of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Current account balance as a share of GDP was -9.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Mauritania, 2012–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded -9.5% for current account balance as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at -7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -22.4%, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -18.2% | — |
| 2013 | -17.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | -22.4% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | -15.5% | -30.6% |
| 2016 | -11.1% | -28.7% |
| 2017 | -10.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | -13.0% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | -10.5% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | -33.8% |
| 2021 | -8.8% | +25.7% |
| 2022 | -14.9% | +70.1% |
| 2023 | -9.0% | -39.5% |
| 2024 | -9.5% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -14.8% | -22.4% | -10.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | -9.8% | -14.9% | -7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda -8.2% compare
- 164 Sudan -8.6% compare
- 165 Sierra Leone -9.4% compare
- 167 Cayman Islands -9.8% compare
- 168 Mongolia -10.4% compare
- 169 Mozambique -11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 931.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 37,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 875.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 28,319 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Current account balance as a share of gdp in Mauritania was -9.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.4% in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).