Gross domestic savings in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross domestic savings was 30.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.0% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -16.0%, in 1977.
Mauritania ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 29.2% | -70.8% |
| 1967 | 32.0% | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 34.8% | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 30.0% | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | -39.9% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -72.5% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -103.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -751.4% |
| 1976 | -13.8% | -1214.8% |
| 1977 | -16.0% | +16.0% |
| 1978 | -12.5% | -21.8% |
| 1979 | -12.9% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | -7.1% | -45.5% |
| 1981 | -1.9% | -73.2% |
| 1982 | -10.9% | +475.5% |
| 1983 | -5.2% | -52.5% |
| 1984 | -3.7% | -28.4% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -274.4% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +55.0% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | +39.1% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -57.8% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +233.7% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -45.2% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +535.4% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -61.5% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -51.6% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -61.8% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +140.5% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -53.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +91.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +115.7% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +97.1% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +60.2% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -31.1% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 29.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | -16.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -10.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 3.0% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 2.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 21.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 44 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.3% compare
- 45 Netherlands 31.0% compare
- 46 Maldives 30.7% compare
- 48 Russian Federation 29.6% compare
- 49 Peru 28.5% compare
- 50 Burundi 28.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 430.54 current US$ per person (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 352.23 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 14,015 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic savings in Mauritania was 30.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.0% in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic savings?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.