Mauritania: Domestic credit to the private sector
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| Mauritania |
Domestic credit to the private sector, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 22.74 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1962 - 2019 |
| Average | 15.99 |
| Min - Max | 2.18 - 24.48 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2019 is 22.74 percent, an increase from 22.4 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 54.94 percent, based on data from 162 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 1962 to 2019 is 15.99 percent. The minimum value, 2.18 percent, was reached in 1966 while the maximum of 24.48 percent was recorded in 1990.
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Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.
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| Firms using credit to finance investment | 12.80 | 2014 | percent |
| Small firms with bank credit | 21.80 | 2014 | percent |
| Percent people with credit cards | 3.31 | 2017 | percent |
| Percent people with debit cards | 9.95 | 2017 | percent |
| Domestic credit to the private sector | 22.74 | 2019 | percent |
| Bank credit to the private sector | 22.59 | 2019 | percent |
| Liquid liabilities, percent of GDP | 28.43 | 2019 | percent |
| Bank assets to GDP | 26.37 | 2019 | percent |
| Financial system deposits, percent of GDP | 21.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Bank credit to government | 3.91 | 2019 | percent |
| Banking system concentration | 82.74 | 2020 | percent |
| Foreign bank assets | 4.00 | 2012 | percent of total bank assets |
| Percent people with bank accounts | 19.03 | 2017 | percent |