Mauritania - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 22.61 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 23.93 in 1990, while its lowest value was 2.11 in 1966.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1961 2.47
1962 3.21
1963 2.29
1964 2.27
1965 2.42
1966 2.11
1967 3.72
1968 5.20
1969 6.59
1970 8.88
1971 8.30
1972 9.05
1973 12.46
1974 10.94
1975 15.22
1976 15.73
1977 19.53
1978 20.76
1979 17.94
1980 18.43
1981 18.83
1982 19.90
1983 19.94
1984 20.21
1985 19.94
1986 19.49
1987 19.08
1988 19.34
1989 18.97
1990 23.93
1991 18.12
2005 17.95
2006 14.43
2007 16.09
2008 18.02
2009 18.78
2010 17.34
2011 15.82
2012 16.57
2013 18.14
2014 19.29
2015 20.88
2016 20.11
2017 20.89
2018 22.26
2019 22.61

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 22.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 24.48 in 1990, while its lowest value was 2.18 in 1966.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1962 3.23
1963 2.32
1964 2.28
1965 2.44
1966 2.18
1967 3.74
1968 5.25
1969 6.63
1970 9.04
1971 8.63
1972 9.37
1973 13.00
1974 11.44
1975 19.00
1976 18.80
1977 22.16
1978 23.84
1979 20.34
1980 20.95
1981 21.10
1982 22.23
1983 21.72
1984 21.87
1985 21.39
1986 19.79
1987 19.35
1988 19.59
1989 19.36
1990 24.48
1991 18.56
2005 18.40
2006 14.62
2007 16.30
2008 19.21
2009 19.98
2010 18.28
2011 16.59
2012 16.77
2013 18.35
2014 19.52
2015 21.12
2016 20.30
2017 21.07
2018 22.40
2019 22.74

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets