Insurance and financial services in Mauritania
Mauritania: Insurance and financial services was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Mauritania, 1975–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Mauritania is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Mauritania peaked at 6.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.2% | — |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +84.7% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -33.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +209.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +238.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +403.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -26.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.5%, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +403.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | +238.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| 2015 | +209.2% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 194 Niger 1.0% compare
- 195 Faroe Islands 0.8% compare
- 196 Marshall Islands 0.3% compare
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Mauritania?
- Insurance and financial services in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for insurance and financial services?
- Mauritania ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.