Bank loans rose 10.6% to USD 1.25 bil in Mauritania in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 1.25 bil in 2015 and an all time low of USD 0.364 bil in 2005. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, bank loans in Algeria amounted to USD 75.1 bil, USD 3.81 bil in Mali, USD 92.9 bil in Morocco and USD 7.53 bil in Senegal in 2015.
Mauritania has been ranked 122nd within the group of 141 countries we follow in terms of bank loans, 18 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans (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 bil | 75.1 | 77.2 | 76.6 | 90.3 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.130 | 0.101 | 0.088 | 0.111 | 0.140 | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.941 | 0.870 | 0.913 | 1.09 | 1.32 | ||||
| Libya | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Mali | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | 92.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 3,168 | 3,028 | 2,840 | 2,360 | 2,418 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.7 | 29.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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