Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -97.6 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1982.
Mauritania ranks 158th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.69 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | -40.01 current US$ per square kilometre | -209.0% |
| 1977 | -64.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1978 | 10.65 current US$ per square kilometre | -116.6% |
| 1979 | -42.33 current US$ per square kilometre | -497.5% |
| 1980 | -10.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1981 | 26.64 current US$ per square kilometre | -351.3% |
| 1982 | -97.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -466.4% |
| 1983 | -61.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1984 | 7.34 current US$ per square kilometre | -111.9% |
| 1985 | 122.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +1565.8% |
| 1986 | 100.68 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 141.12 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1988 | 215.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1989 | 194.13 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 96.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1991 | 356.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +269.7% |
| 1992 | 313.16 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 134.96 current US$ per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 1994 | 814.48 current US$ per square kilometre | +503.5% |
| 1995 | 334.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 1996 | 383.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 217.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1998 | 350.74 current US$ per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2012 | 2,395 current US$ per square kilometre | +582.8% |
| 2013 | 2,490 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,463 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 1,285 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2017 | 2,003 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 2,371 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 2,868 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 2,962 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28,637 current US$ per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,896 current US$ per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1565.8% | 7.34 current US$ per square kilometre | 122.29 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +582.8% | 350.74 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,395 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1979 | -497.5% | 10.65 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.33 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -19.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -64.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 36.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 63.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -97.6 current US$ per square kilometre | 215.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 333.47 current US$ per square kilometre | 96.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 814.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,076 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,285 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,868 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,341 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,962 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 155 Burundi 5,738 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Bolivia 5,172 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Congo 4,997 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Mozambique 2,988 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 2,638 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 161 Mali 2,170 current US$ per square kilometre 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 savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,721 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.6 current US$ per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.