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Mauritania · Finances and debt

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11

Public finances and external accounts

A fiscal deficit of 0.3 % of GDP

Mauritania: in 2025, the general government spent 0.3 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 40.4 % of GDP, the current account showed a deficit of 5.8 % (IMF).

Fiscal balance · 2025
−0.3 %
of GDP · −3.1 pt since 2020
Public debt · 2025
40.4 %
of GDP · −16.1 pt since 2020
Current account · 2025
−5.8 %
of GDP · +1.0 pt since 2020

Fiscal balance, % of GDP

Negative: a deficit · dashed: estimates and projections

−15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Mauritania 0.7 North Africa −5.7 −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
Chart data as a table
Mauritania: in 2025, the general government spent 0.3 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 40.4 % of GDP, the current account showed a deficit of 5.8 % (IMF).
Year MauritaniaNorth Africa
2015 −2.4 % −11.2 %
2016 +0.1 % −11.4 %
2017 +0.5 % −7.8 %
2018 +3.2 % −4.9 %
2019 +2.6 % −5.1 %
2020 +2.8 % −9.0 %
2021 +2.6 % −5.5 %
2022 −3.1 % −3.7 %
2023 −2.4 % −5.6 %
2024 −1.4 % −9.4 %
2025 · estimate −0.3 % −8.1 %
2026 · projection 0.0 % −9.6 %
2027 · projection +0.6 % −8.8 %
2028 · projection +0.7 % −8.3 %
2029 · projection +0.8 % −6.5 %
2030 · projection +0.7 % −5.7 %
  • Mauritania
  • North Africa

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · general government net lending or borrowing · group values weighted by GDP in dollars (Syli Atlas)

Current account, % of GDP

Trade, income and transfers with the rest of the world

−20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Mauritania −7.1 −20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
Chart data as a table
Current account balance of Mauritania, % of GDP
Year Mauritania
2015 −15.5 %
2016 −11.0 %
2017 −10.0 %
2018 −13.1 %
2019 −10.5 %
2020 −6.8 %
2021 −8.9 %
2022 −14.9 %
2023 −8.7 %
2024 −9.5 %
2025 · estimate −5.8 %
2026 · projection −7.8 %
2027 · projection −7.4 %
2028 · projection −6.1 %
2029 · projection −6.2 %
2030 · projection −7.1 %

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Currency

Ouguiya

The ouguiya has no fixed peg: its value against the dollar and the euro moves with the market and the central bank's policy.

Currency
MRU
ouguiya
Exchange regime
—
no fixed peg
Inflation · 2025
1.6 %
average annual change in consumer prices

Currency codes: ISO 4217 · fixed parities: central banks (BCEAO, BEAC, Central Bank of the Comoros, Bank of Cape Verde…) · inflation: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Debt

A debt owed first to multilateral lenders

At the end of 2025, Mauritania owed 3.7 bn$ in public external debt (World Bank). 6.2 % of it was owed to China, 63.4 % to multilateral institutions and 0.0 % to bond holders.

Debt of the 54 countries →
Public debt · 2025
40.4 %
of GDP · IMF
External debt · 2025
4.6 bn$
public and private · World Bank
Public external debt · 2025
3.7 bn$
owed or guaranteed by the State
Debt service · 2024
8.7 %
of exports of goods, services and income

Risk of debt distress

IMF and World Bank debt sustainability analysis

Latest analysis published on 2026-02-05: moderate.

Source: IMF, list of debt sustainability analyses of low-income countries, as of 2026-03-31 · imf.org

Public external debt by creditor

Share of the total at the end of each year

2015
2020
2025
Multilateral (IMF, World Bank, AfDB…)
63.4 %
China
6.2 %
Other countries
30.5 %
Bonds (Eurobonds)
0.0 %
Banks and other private lenders
0.0 %

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics (updated 2026-11-05) · public and publicly guaranteed external debt, end of year · CC BY 4.0 · shares: Syli Atlas calculation