Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -44.11 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Mauritania stood at -44.11 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 183.6% on the previous year and down 102.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 731.22 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -95.48 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 168th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -4.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | -27.23 % change on previous year | +539.2% |
| 1978 | 83.4 % change on previous year | -406.3% |
| 1979 | 317.83 % change on previous year | +281.1% |
| 1980 | 136.93 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1981 | -33.53 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1982 | -37.46 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1983 | -47.27 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 1984 | -21.79 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1985 | -17.23 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 134.47 % change on previous year | -880.5% |
| 1987 | 261.11 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 1988 | 38.82 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 1989 | -48.61 % change on previous year | -225.2% |
| 1990 | 186.77 % change on previous year | -484.3% |
| 1991 | -14.36 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 1992 | 327.05 % change on previous year | -2377.4% |
| 1993 | -95.48 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1994 | 115.86 % change on previous year | -221.3% |
| 1995 | 11.28 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1996 | -19.88 % change on previous year | -276.2% |
| 1997 | -38.3 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
| 1998 | -18.05 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 2018 | -21.74 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 6.73 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 2020 | 161.66 % change on previous year | +2300.6% |
| 2021 | -92.21 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 2022 | 731.22 % change on previous year | -893.0% |
| 2023 | 52.75 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2024 | -44.11 % change on previous year | -183.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -44.11 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.82 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -44.11 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.58 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2377.4% | -14.36 % change on previous year | 327.05 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +2300.6% | 6.73 % change on previous year | 161.66 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.43 % change on previous year | -27.23 % change on previous year | 317.83 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.54 % change on previous year | -48.61 % change on previous year | 261.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.54 % change on previous year | -95.48 % change on previous year | 327.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -7.5 % change on previous year | -21.74 % change on previous year | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2020s | 161.86 % change on previous year | -92.21 % change on previous year | 731.22 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 165 Cambodia -21.71 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Ghana -21.79 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Iraq -41.02 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Ireland -66.13 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Barbados -69.62 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Gabon -69.86 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Mauritania was -44.11 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 731.22 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.48 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.9%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.