Broad money in Mauritania
Mauritania: Broad money was 82.31 billion current LCU in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Mauritania, 1962–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Mauritania is 82.31 billion current LCU, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 196.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Mauritania peaked at 82.31 billion current LCU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.10 million current LCU, in 1965.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.94 million current LCU | 46.10 million current LCU | 94.67 million current LCU | 8 |
| 1970s | 352.53 million current LCU | 125.21 million current LCU | 646.51 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 billion current LCU | 739.17 million current LCU | 2.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 billion current LCU | 2.32 billion current LCU | 2.51 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.24 billion current LCU | 15.38 billion current LCU | 27.80 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.70 billion current LCU | 30.88 billion current LCU | 82.31 billion current LCU | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Mauritania?
- Broad money in Mauritania was 82.31 billion current LCU in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.31 billion current LCU in 2019.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.10 million current LCU in 1965.
- How does Mauritania rank for broad money?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.