What is account in Mauritania?

Account in Mauritania was 27.3% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.

What is the highest account recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.

What is the lowest account recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2011.

How does Mauritania rank for account?

Mauritania ranks 110th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.

Is account rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Account (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Account in Mauritania

Name: Account in Mauritania
Creator: Global Findex Database
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mauritania: Account was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

27.3%

Change on year

up 16.4%

World rank

110th

of 116 countries

All-time high

27.3%

in 2024

All-time low

17.5%

in 2011

Years of data

2011–2024

Account in Mauritania, 2011–2024

Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 27.3% for account in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, account in Mauritania peaked at 27.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2011.

That places Mauritania 110th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	20.4%	17.5%	22.9%	3
2020s	25.4%	23.5%	27.3%	2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

107 Guinea 36.0% compare
108 Algeria 35.3% compare
109 Iraq 30.2% compare
111 Pakistan 27.3% compare
112 Madagascar 24.5% compare
113 Nicaragua 23.5% compare

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More reference data data for Mauritania

Number of child deaths per woman 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.563 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 42.1 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 40.65 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 56.34 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is account in Mauritania?: Account in Mauritania was 27.3% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
What is the highest account recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest account recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2011.
How does Mauritania rank for account?: Mauritania ranks 110th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is account rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Account (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Account (% age 15+)
Unit: % age 15+
Source: Global Findex Database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 129 places, 645 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or similar financial institution (see the definition for "bank or similar financial institution account") or report personally using a mobile money service in the past year (see the definition for "mobile money account"), (% age 15+)