Mauritania - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania was ($576,175,100) as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $91,282,960 in 1996 and ($1,473,118,000) in 2014.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 ($63,195,620)
1976 ($85,943,730)
1977 ($122,228,500)
1978 ($78,212,060)
1979 ($96,940,300)
1980 ($133,252,300)
1981 ($147,130,000)
1982 ($276,566,500)
1983 ($213,021,200)
1984 ($110,694,300)
1985 ($116,033,300)
1986 ($194,265,300)
1987 ($147,220,000)
1988 ($95,878,250)
1989 ($18,585,620)
1990 ($9,626,717)
1991 ($29,873,390)
1992 ($118,274,000)
1993 ($174,014,800)
1994 ($69,852,320)
1995 $22,108,630
1996 $91,282,960
1997 $47,829,040
1998 $77,245,980
2012 ($1,226,092,000)
2013 ($1,261,759,000)
2014 ($1,473,118,000)
2015 ($955,946,900)
2016 ($706,785,500)
2017 ($709,000,700)
2018 ($972,886,500)
2019 ($831,106,400)
2020 ($576,175,100)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Mauritania was -7.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 4.28 in 1996, while its lowest value was -24.94 in 1982.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -8.98
1976 -11.09
1977 -15.30
1978 -9.72
1979 -10.18
1980 -12.72
1981 -13.31
1982 -24.94
1983 -18.28
1984 -10.30
1985 -11.49
1986 -16.37
1987 -10.95
1988 -6.78
1989 -1.28
1990 -0.64
1991 -1.40
1992 -5.46
1993 -9.42
1994 -3.59
1995 1.06
1996 4.28
1997 2.31
1998 3.80
2012 -18.22
2013 -17.47
2014 -22.35
2015 -15.50
2016 -11.05
2017 -10.43
2018 -13.23
2019 -10.53
2020 -7.28

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments