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Current account balance — Mauritania

Current account balance in Mauritania in 2031 — -6.3%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2031 -6.3% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 162of 188
Period maximum 3.7%2006
Period minimum -29.9%2005

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Mauritania, 1990–2031-30-20-100101990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -7.3%1991: -4.1%1992: -3.4%1993: -5.1%1994: -1.2%1995: 0.3%1996: -0.2%1997: -1.5%1998: -0.9%1999: -1.5%2000: -5.5%2001: -7.5%2002: 2%2003: -8.5%2004: -21.9%2005: -29.9%2006: 3.7%2007: -9.4%2008: -9.3%2009: -10.4%2010: -6.3%2011: -3.8%2012: -18.8%2013: -17.2%2014: -22.2%2015: -15.5%2016: -11%2017: -10%2018: -13.1%2019: -10.5%2020: -6.8%2021: -8.6%2022: -14.9%2023: -8.7%2024: -9.4%2025: -5.8%2026: -6.5%2027: -6.4%2028: -5.4%2029: -5.9%2030: -6.3%2031: -6.3%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Mauritania -6.3%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Western Africa computed 1.16%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -6.3 +0 pp
2030 -6.3 −0.4 pp
2029 -5.9 −0.5 pp
2028 -5.4 +1 pp
2027 -6.4 +0.1 pp
2026 -6.5 −0.7 pp
2025 -5.8 +3.6 pp
2024 -9.4 −0.7 pp
2023 -8.7 +6.2 pp
2022 -14.9 −6.3 pp
2021 -8.6 −1.8 pp
2020 -6.8 +3.7 pp
2019 -10.5 +2.6 pp
2018 -13.1 −3.1 pp
2017 -10 +1 pp
2016 -11 +4.5 pp
2015 -15.5 +6.7 pp
2014 -22.2 −5 pp
2013 -17.2 +1.6 pp
2012 -18.8 −15 pp
2011 -3.8 +2.5 pp
2010 -6.3 +4.1 pp
2009 -10.4 −1.1 pp
2008 -9.3 +0.1 pp
2007 -9.4 −13.1 pp
2006 3.7 +33.6 pp
2005 -29.9 −8 pp
2004 -21.9 −13.4 pp
2003 -8.5 −10.5 pp
2002 2 +9.5 pp
2001 -7.5 −2 pp
2000 -5.5 −4 pp
1999 -1.5 −0.6 pp
1998 -0.9 +0.6 pp
1997 -1.5 −1.3 pp
1996 -0.2 −0.5 pp
1995 0.3 +1.5 pp
1994 -1.2 +3.9 pp
1993 -5.1 −1.7 pp
1992 -3.4 +0.7 pp
1991 -4.1 +3.2 pp
1990 -7.3 —

Western Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BF Burkina Faso 5.5 GH Ghana 4.9 NG Nigeria 3.3 ML Mali 0.8 GN Guinea -1.4 TG Togo -1.7 NE Niger -2 CV Cabo Verde -2.3 GM Gambia -2.3 CI Côte d'Ivoire -2.5 SL Sierra Leone -3 BJ Benin -4 GW Guinea-Bissau -4 SN Senegal -5.3 MR Mauritania -6.3 LR Liberia -14.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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