Mauritania international reserves
No recent data: not rankedSub-Saharan Africa
Total reserves
$1.9B
Data for June 2022
1-month change
-3.8%
12-month change
+7.3%
High since 2000
$2.2B
August 2021
Monthly history (IMF)
$1.9 billion
June 2022+3,775.5% vs December 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of June 2022.
- Foreign exchange$1.9B · 98.5%
- SDRs$6M · 0.3%
- IMF reserve position$22M · 1.2%
Gold
Mauritania does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 357
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
16.3%
Months of imports covered
3.6
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.