Total reserves minus gold in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total reserves minus gold was 2.04 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in Mauritania, 1962–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold in Mauritania is 2.04 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 36.5% on the previous year and up 320.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in Mauritania peaked at 2.04 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.18 million current US$, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 127th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.23 million current US$ | 3.57 million current US$ | 10.45 million current US$ | 8 |
| 1970s | 54.31 million current US$ | 3.18 million current US$ | 113.67 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.15 million current US$ | 48.22 million current US$ | 161.80 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.86 million current US$ | 35.28 million current US$ | 200.75 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.72 million current US$ | 27.02 million current US$ | 225.35 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 776.40 million current US$ | 271.69 million current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 billion current US$ | 1.49 billion current US$ | 2.04 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- DEC alternative conversion factor 39.79 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 280.89 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 36.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 926.78 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -58.59 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 86,998 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,210 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 462.40 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in Mauritania?
- Total reserves minus gold in Mauritania was 2.04 billion current US$ in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for total reserves minus gold?
- Mauritania ranks 127th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.6%. 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 Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.