Mauritania Public Sector Governance Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Public Sector Governance Project for Mauritania is to improve monitoring and transparency of selected government entities and the administration of property and mining taxation. There are three components to the project, the first component being improving transparency and control in Public resource management. The objective of this component is to support the authorities’ efforts to enhance transparency and improve controls over... Show More

Development Objective

The revised Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance transparency and improve the mobilization, allocation and management of public resources

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P146804
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Marie J. Bolou
Borrower 2
Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Promotion of Productive Sectors

Country
Mauritania
Disclosure Date
January 5, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 28, 2016
Effective Date
June 24, 2016

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 11.60 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Promotion of Productive Sectors
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2016

Commitment Amount
US$ 10.30 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2022

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 25, 2024

Associated Projects
P165501

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Fiscal Policy10%
- FY17 - Tax policy10%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration44%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance44%
FY17 - Public Finance Management32%
- FY17 - Domestic Revenue Administration10%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management22%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development15%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management15%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	1.30
IDA Grant	10.30

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	10.30
IBRD + IDA Commitment	10.30

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	11.60

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Apr 13, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	79,122.11
Jun 7, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	114,885.59
Feb 24, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	255,931.55
Jul 14, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	185,567.12
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	62,820.59
Aug 14, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	139,805.06
Nov 20, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	161,276.81
Feb 2, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	168,670.73
Jun 24, 2016	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	876,722.25
Oct 5, 2016	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	186,816.81
Oct 3, 2016	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	800,000.00
May 26, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	59,716.13
Jul 12, 2018	IDA-D3450	Loan Commitment	14,500,000.00
Mar 28, 2016	IDA-D1030	Loan Commitment	10,300,000.00
May 2, 2023	IDA-D3450	Loan Cancel	3,452.12
May 2, 2023	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	-1,365.07
Jan 26, 2023	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	536,000.00
Dec 13, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	536,598.00
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	211,839.80
Sep 26, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	312,210.00
Oct 25, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	607,767.00
Jan 20, 2023	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	231,254.47
Aug 29, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	269,818.00
Feb 9, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	116,374.86
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	204,402.61
Dec 17, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	99,577.37
Dec 23, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	251,300.00
Nov 28, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	513,687.00
Dec 21, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	211,470.90
Dec 1, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	208,750.00
Sep 29, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	179,132.69
Oct 28, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	339,996.40
Sep 12, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	485,302.00
Jun 29, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	634,976.60
Mar 17, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	270,482.00
Mar 21, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	165,000.00
Jun 8, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	426,840.00
May 11, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	149,091.42
Apr 22, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	40,271.56
Apr 22, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	78,453.68
Dec 30, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	100,192.98
Dec 30, 2019	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	19,728.53
Jan 17, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	90,596.39
Feb 21, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	110,158.42
Feb 18, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	229,576.05
Jun 10, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	196,048.02
Mar 26, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	295,695.00
May 24, 2019	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	500,000.00
Mar 26, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	361,864.00
Sep 17, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	142,756.73
Sep 17, 2019	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	33,012.34
Sep 6, 2019	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	45,727.26
Nov 13, 2019	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	9,139.20
Nov 13, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	104,183.67
Oct 17, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	134,200.75
Oct 17, 2019	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	42,927.75
Aug 20, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	280,106.50
Jul 8, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	116,088.46
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	158,422.95
Jun 10, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	209,163.16
Dec 18, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	218,210.62
Dec 18, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	397,699.90
Oct 9, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	132,691.88
Feb 5, 2019	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	243,261.00
Sep 4, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	154,030.64
Apr 13, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	182,678.00
Jan 18, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	120,274.67
Jun 13, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	169,685.90
May 3, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	159,558.60
Jul 31, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	239,380.52
Sep 24, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	149,449.23
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	115,224.00
Oct 20, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	77,302.82
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	225,558.45
Dec 18, 2017	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	157,129.53
Mar 21, 2018	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	171,517.98
Dec 29, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	225,318.40
Feb 11, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	109,945.27
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	339,621.00
Jun 10, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	211,221.69
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	345,838.00
May 16, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	473,602.00
Jun 17, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	504,269.00
Nov 12, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	249,996.27
Nov 12, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	161,692.05
Sep 29, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	130,943.24
Aug 20, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	103,747.65
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	282,965.75
Apr 6, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	208,295.02
Jun 18, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	254,604.23
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	304,948.28
Jun 10, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	194,222.30
Nov 30, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	16,206.97
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	55.21
Feb 8, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	85,721.85
Mar 22, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	31,343.56
Jan 21, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	12,178.70
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	91,574.70
Jul 28, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	362,451.00
Jul 28, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	299,999.66
May 18, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	117,982.43
Mar 8, 2021	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	28,067.32
Dec 23, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	347,276.90
Nov 30, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	28,317.08
Oct 26, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	187,301.00
Sep 10, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	190,068.66
Aug 12, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	242,841.53
Jun 10, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	133,779.53
Jun 10, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	32,889.86
Jun 22, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	319,419.56
Sep 28, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	113,832.00
Oct 5, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	88,203.01
Oct 5, 2020	IDA-D3450	Loan Disb	33,925.01
Jan 17, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	139,483.86
Feb 21, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	100,192.98
Apr 22, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	183,805.88
Apr 24, 2020	IDA-D1030	Loan Disb	576,767.20

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-26
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-26
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2022-12-26
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-26
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2022-12-26
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-12-26
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-27-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-21-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Improved public access to fiscal information Value 3.00 6.00 3.00
Date December 31, 2014 December 30, 2022
Comment

Transmission of the budget execution bill (Projet de loi de reglement) for the preceding year to the Court of Accounts within the mandated timeframe	Value	After 31 December N+1	Yes	After 31 December
	Date	June 30, 2016	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Public disclosure of annual consolidated reports on the financial performance and fiscal risks of public corporations (entreprises publics et etablissements publics) issued by the DTF	Value	0.00	6.00	1.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Alignment between Medium-Term Expenditure Framework estimates and Annual Budget estimates in two selected sectors Value No alignment 95.0 No alignment
Date April 20, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Urban land parcels with use or ownership rights recorded in a land information system (gender disaggregated) Value 35000.00 75000.00 35000.00
Date April 20, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Mine companies subjected to tax audits Value 61.00 71.00 63.00
Date March 30, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Core Budget and Treasury Accounting Management Information Systems upgraded, integrated and interfaced with other principal financial management information systems	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	June 30, 2016	December 2, 2022	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Tax census in 3 largest cities (properties and businesses) Value None Nouakchott , Nouadhibou and Rosso tax census have Nouadhibou
Date November 30, 2015 December 2, 2022 December 31, 2019
Comment
Qualified statisticians employed by the National Statistics System Value 15.00 35.00 20.00
Date April 20, 2018 December 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
User satisfaction on availability of publicly accessible budget information Value 25.00 56.14 50.00
Date April 30, 2018 December 2, 2022 January 31, 2022
Comment

Share of Procurement Committee Leads (Personnes Responsables des Marches publics - PRMPs) certified through procurement certification scheme (Percentage)	Value	0.00	40.00	40.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 30, 2022	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Mining sector tax audits are conducted in accordance with a risk-based annual action plan Value 0.00 86.00 80.00
Date March 30, 2018 December 2, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
Delivery Unit Matrix of Policy Priorities Value A matrix of policy priorities monitored by the Del A matrix of policy priorities monitored by the Del
Date April 29, 2021 December 30, 2022
Comment
Performance agreements elaborated, signed between the State and SOEs and monitored. Value 0.00 2.00 2.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
Geological database system accessible to the public on-site and on-line Value No Yes Registry is on-line
Date November 30, 2015 December 2, 2022
Comment

Improved public access to fiscal information	Value	3.00	6.00	3.00
	Date	December 31, 2014	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Alignment between Medium-Term Expenditure Framework estimates and Annual Budget estimates in two selected sectors	Value	No alignment	95.0	No alignment
	Date	April 20, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Urban land parcels with use or ownership rights recorded in a land information system (gender disaggregated)	Value	35000.00	75000.00	35000.00
	Date	April 20, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Mine companies subjected to tax audits	Value	61.00	71.00	63.00
	Date	March 30, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Tax census in 3 largest cities (properties and businesses)	Value	None	Nouakchott , Nouadhibou and Rosso tax census have	Nouadhibou
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 2, 2022	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Qualified statisticians employed by the National Statistics System	Value	15.00	35.00	20.00
	Date	April 20, 2018	December 30, 2022	December 31, 2021
	Comment

User satisfaction on availability of publicly accessible budget information	Value	25.00	56.14	50.00
	Date	April 30, 2018	December 2, 2022	January 31, 2022
	Comment

Delivery Unit Matrix of Policy Priorities	Value	A matrix of policy priorities monitored by the Del	A matrix of policy priorities monitored by the Del
	Date	April 29, 2021	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Geological database system accessible to the public on-site and on-line	Value	No	Yes	Registry is on-line
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 2, 2022
	Comment