Bank loans per capita rose 8.26% to USD 309 in Mauritania in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans per capita in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 309 in 2015 and an all time low of USD 116 in 2005. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, bank loans per capita in Algeria amounted to USD 1,868 , USD 236 in Mali, USD 2,763 in Morocco and USD 508 in Senegal in 2015.
Mauritania has been ranked 111th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of bank loans per capita, 18 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD | 1,868 | 1,893 | 1,853 | 2,153 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 367 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Gambia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66.6 | 43.8 | 36.8 | 45.5 | 56.0 | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Guinea | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76.8 | 69.5 | 71.3 | 86.4 | 102 | ||||
| Libya | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,658 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Mali | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 236 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 309 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Morocco | USD | ... | ... | ... | 2,763 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Niger | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Senegal | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 508 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Spain | USD | 67,699 | 64,676 | 60,634 | 50,423 | 51,304 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,851 | 2,651 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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