Mauritania: Financial development

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 Mauritania

Financial development

 Latest value 0.133
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.100
 Min - Max 0.069 - 0.136
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.133 index points, a decline from 0.136 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 1980 to 2021 is 0.1 index points. The minimum value, 0.069 index points, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 0.136 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mauritania: Financial development
 2021 0.133
 2020 0.136
 2019 0.122
 2018 0.111
 2017 0.113
 2016 0.111
 2015 0.105
 2014 0.111




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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