The data on public entities comes from the 2022 report on state owned bodies and enterprises in Mauritania, and it will be updated in the next report

§ FIG.1 — Evolution of the distribution of Public Establishments and Corporations by situation (2020–2021)

The figure shows the dynamics of the portfolio according to the situation of state owned bodies and enterprises (PEs): in operation, in creation , in transformation and in dissolution.

• 2020: 147 in operation, 12 in creation, 1 in transformation, 1 in dissolution.
• 2021: 156 in operation, 7 in creation, 3 in transformation, 1 in dissolution. This evolution reflects a net increase in the number of STATE OWNED BODIES AND ENTERPRISES in operation and a more visible transformation movement in 2021.

§ FIG.2 — Distribution of statutes by vocation (2022)

This figure describes the distribution of State owned bodies and enterprises according to their vocation (public service, commercial activities, regulation, etc.). In 2022, the dominant vocations are:

• Public Education, Training and Research Service: 36.2%
• Commercial activities: 20.7%
• Public health service: 14.4%
• Public administrative services: 9.8%
  Other vocations (executive and monitoring agencies, regulation, financial and social security institutions, social assistance, professional nature) represent lower shares.

§ FIG.3 — Distribution of statuses by oversight (2022)

The figure shows the distribution of State owned bodies and enterprises according to their technical supervision (ministries) and illustrates a significant concentration in certain departments. The most represented supervisory bodies are:

• Ministry of Health: 19.5%
• Minister of Employment and Vocational Training: 12.1%
  Then, with lower shares, several ministries and structures (Equipment and Transport, Culture/Youth/Sports, Higher Education, Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil/Mines/Energy, etc.). The figure highlights a strong dispersion of State owned bodies and enterprises over multiple supervisory bodies.

§ FIG.4 — Distribution of State owned bodies and enterprises according to their 2 types of statutes (2022)

This figure distinguishes two main groups:

• EPAs and similar: 105
• EPIC, SCP and similar: 27and details the composition of the other statuses of the portfolio (in particular SEM , SN, SP). It serves to clarify the overall structure of the portfolio between predominantly administrative and predominantly commercial entities.

§ FIG.5 — Distribution of Public Establishments and Corporations by location of headquarters (2022)

The map shows the geographic concentration of seats. The total increases from 167 (2021) to 174 (2022).

• Nouakchott: 112 (2021) → 120 (2022)
• Dakhlet Nouadhibou: 13 (2021) → 13 (2022)
  The other wilayas have lower numbers (values shown on the map), confirming a marked concentration around Nouadhibou and, more broadly, structuring poles.

§ FIG.7 — Shareholdings in 14 STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES where the State does not have direct full ownership (2022)

This graph details, for 14 entities, the overall share of the State, its direct share and its indirect share . It highlights the shareholding structure when there is no direct full ownership:

• some cases show a significant but partially indirect public share,
• others reveal a shared shareholding in which the State does not have a direct majority.

§ FIG.8 — Evolution of the contribution of EPICs and similar to national GDP (2020–2022)

The figure presents two readings:

1. Share of turnover of EPICs and similar in current GDP :

• 2020: 20.74%
• 2021: 23.60%
• 2022: 19.19%

2. Share of the added value of EPICs and similar in GDP :

• 2020: 13.74%
• 2021: 15.88%
• 2022: 10.31%

These series highlight the macroeconomic role of market entities (EPIC/SCP/similar) and the variability of their contribution from one year to the next.

§ FIG.9 — Distribution of State owned bodies and enterprises by number of employees, by status (2022)

The figure shows the distribution of the workforce by status: enterprise

• LFS: 11,825 (33%)
• SN: 8,187 (23%)
• SEM: 8,084 (23%)
• EPIC: 4,194 (12%)
• PS: 3,183 (9%)
• Others: 7,377 (21%)
  It shows that employment is strongly driven by LFS, followed by NS/SEMs.

§ FIG.10: Distribution of sectors by number of employees (2022)

The figure classifies the sectors according to the volume of employment. The most important are:

• Mining and energy: 9,644 (27.2%)
• Health: 4,939 (13.9%)
• Education and training: 4,176 (11.8%)
  Then come in particular: Water, Information & ICT , Services, Transport & Infrastructure , Regulation, etc., with decreasing shares.

§ FIG.11 — Evolution of budgetary transfers (2020–2022)

The figure shows an increase in budgetary transfers:

• 2020: MRU 4.40 billion
• 2021: MRU 4.66 billion
• 2022: MRU 4.99 billionThe annual changes shown in the graph show a rate of growth that fluctuates from year to year.

§ FIG.12 — Evolution of operating grants vs. BCI (2020–2022)

The graph compares the trajectory of operating grants and BCI-oriented grants :

• Operating: 3.5→3.9→ 5.2 billion MRU
• BCI: 0.9→1.0→1.3 billion MRU
  The increase in operating expenses over the period, with BCI increasing but at a lower level.

§ FIG.13 — Evolution of dividend payments by state owned enterprises (2020–2022)

The figure shows the evolution of the total amount of dividends paid:

• 2020: 6,665.06 M MRU
• 2021: MRU 5,976.17 million
• 2022: MRUA6,270.70 million
  After a low in 2021, dividends are on the rise again in 2022.

§ FIG.14 — Weighting of dividends by state owned enterprises (2022)

The graph highlights a high concentration of dividends on a few companies:

• SNIM: 78.62%
• MAURITEL: 8.94%
• PANPA: 7.50%
• NDB NAP: 2.89%
• SMCP: 1.59%
• DAMANE: 0.41%
• SOMIR: 0.05%
• Other: 4.94%

§ FIG.15: Distribution of dividends by state owned enterprises (2022)

This figure details the dividends by company and confirms the concentration of the total:

• SNIM: 4,930,227,623 (78.62%)
• MAURITEL: 560,766,312 (8.94%)
• PANPA: 470,000,000 (7.50%)
• NAP NDB: 181,112,363 (2.89%)
• SMCP: 99,828,343 (1.59%)
• DAMANE: 25,614,945 (0.41%)
• SOMIR: 3,147,027 (0.05%)
  The cumulative curve shows that the first four entities account for more than 97% of the total.

§ FIG.16: Contribution of positive value added of EPICs, SCPs and similar to national GDP (2022)

The graph shows the sectoral contribution (in SRM and %) of positive value added. The main contributing sectors are:

• Mining and energy: 30,002.11 (7.699% of GDP)
• Telecommunications: 4,631.98 (1.189%)
• Transport and infrastructure: 1,541.63 (0.396%)
  Then come in particular: Social Affairs, Trade , Water, Banking and Insurance, Regulation, Construction, Fisheries , Sovereignty, Services, with lower contributions.