Kenya vs Mauritania: GDP (current US$), per capita
Kenya
2,363 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mauritania
2,198 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
170th
Mauritania rank
172nd
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2,363 current US$ per person against 2,198 current US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 165 current US$ per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 170th and Mauritania ranks 172nd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.79 current US$ per person | 245.82 current US$ per person | 131.02 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 245.04 current US$ per person | 478.88 current US$ per person | 233.84 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 374.53 current US$ per person | 706.59 current US$ per person | 332.06 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 373.02 current US$ per person | 885.51 current US$ per person | 512.49 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 616.18 current US$ per person | 1,031 current US$ per person | 415.11 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1,483 current US$ per person | 1,734 current US$ per person | 250.68 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,090 current US$ per person | 2,022 current US$ per person | 67.17 current US$ per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Kenya, at 2,363 current US$ per person against 2,198 current US$ per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 165 current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 170th and Mauritania ranks 172nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.