Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Mauritania

Gross national savings in Mauritania in 2024 — 34.4%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 146. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 29.1 pp.

2024 34.4% +2.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 21of 146
Period maximum 43.2%1994
Period minimum -9.1%1982

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Mauritania, 1975–2024-200204060197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 5.4%1976: -5.3%1977: -8.3%1978: 1.4%1979: -4.6%1980: -1%1981: 2.5%1982: -9.1%1983: -5.5%1984: 0.7%1985: 12.5%1986: 8.7%1987: 10.8%1988: 15.7%1989: 13.8%1990: 6.6%1991: 17.2%1992: 14.9%1993: 7.5%1994: 43.2%1995: 16.5%1996: 18.5%1997: 10.8%1998: 17.8%2012: 36.7%2013: 35.5%2014: 22.9%2015: 21.5%2016: 28%2017: 30.4%2018: 32.7%2019: 34.6%2020: 37.6%2021: 34.9%2022: 29.4%2023: 32.1%2024: 34.4%
Change over the period: +29.1 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 34.4%
World 26.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 17.6%
Western Africa computed 15.7%
Gross national savings — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.4 +2.4 pp
2023 32.1 +2.7 pp
2022 29.4 −5.6 pp
2021 34.9 −2.6 pp
2020 37.6 +2.9 pp
2019 34.6 +1.9 pp
2018 32.7 +2.3 pp
2017 30.4 +2.4 pp
2016 28 +6.5 pp
2015 21.5 −1.4 pp
2014 22.9 −12.6 pp
2013 35.5 −1.2 pp
2012 36.7
1998 17.8 +7 pp
1997 10.8 −7.7 pp
1996 18.5 +2.1 pp
1995 16.5 −26.7 pp
1994 43.2 +35.6 pp
1993 7.5 −7.4 pp
1992 14.9 −2.3 pp
1991 17.2 +10.6 pp
1990 6.6 −7.2 pp
1989 13.8 −1.9 pp
1988 15.7 +4.9 pp
1987 10.8 +2.1 pp
1986 8.7 −3.7 pp
1985 12.5 +11.8 pp
1984 0.7 +6.2 pp
1983 -5.5 +3.6 pp
1982 -9.1 −11.6 pp
1981 2.5 +3.5 pp
1980 -1 +3.5 pp
1979 -4.6 −5.9 pp
1978 1.4 +9.6 pp
1977 -8.3 −3 pp
1976 -5.3 −10.7 pp
1975 5.4

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.