Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania is 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1,928 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 111th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,320 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 1,339 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,286 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1,261 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1,229 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1,218 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1,300 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,310 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,262 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1,247 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 1,253 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,053 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 1,092 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1,210 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 1,229 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,160 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1,232 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1,290 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1,205 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,172 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,299 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 1,372 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1,161 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 1,095 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1,385 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 1,357 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,280 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1,419 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,519 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1,474 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,335 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1,352 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,471 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1,506 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,696 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 1,799 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,928 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,638 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 898.43 constant 2015 US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,284 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,218 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,339 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,179 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,290 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,273 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,095 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,499 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,335 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,799 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,869 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,928 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 108 Cote d'Ivoire 1,890 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 1,889 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 110 Laos 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 112 Bangladesh 1,772 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 113 India 1,708 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 114 Nicaragua 1,681 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania was 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,928 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted net national income Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.