Net long-term borrowing in Mauritania
Mauritania: Net long-term borrowing was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 BoP, current US$
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0 BoP, current US$
in 1960
All-time low
-7.26 million BoP, current US$
in 1982
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net long-term borrowing in Mauritania, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 BoP, current US$ for net long-term borrowing in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Mauritania peaked at 0 BoP, current US$ in 1960 and was at its lowest, -7.26 million BoP, current US$, in 1982.
That places Mauritania 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net long-term borrowing in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | -2.20 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | -3.31 million BoP, current US$ | +50.2% |
| 1977 | -1.89 million BoP, current US$ | -43.0% |
| 1978 | -4.98 million BoP, current US$ | +164.1% |
| 1979 | -1.33 million BoP, current US$ | -73.3% |
| 1980 | -5.71 million BoP, current US$ | +329.3% |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1982 | -7.26 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | -510,840 BoP, current US$ | -93.0% |
| 1984 | -266,444 BoP, current US$ | -47.8% |
| 1985 | -350,263 BoP, current US$ | +31.5% |
| 1986 | -3.91 million BoP, current US$ | +1017.0% |
| 1987 | -257,180 BoP, current US$ | -93.4% |
| 1988 | -106,297 BoP, current US$ | -58.7% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1993 | -819,497 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | -2.20 million BoP, current US$ | +168.6% |
| 1995 | -400,714 BoP, current US$ | -81.8% |
| 1996 | -211,337 BoP, current US$ | -47.3% |
| 1997 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net long-term borrowing in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -1017.0% | -350,263 BoP, current US$ | -3.91 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.37 million BoP, current US$ | -4.98 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.84 million BoP, current US$ | -7.26 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -363,264 BoP, current US$ | -2.20 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 4 Cape Verde 15.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Mozambique 3.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Morocco 26,930 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Mauritania?
- Net long-term borrowing in Mauritania was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1960.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.26 million BoP, current US$ in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Mauritania ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.