Mauritania - 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 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
