Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita was 137.58 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Mauritania is 137.58 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2,742.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 168.7 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per person, in 1991.
Mauritania ranks 16th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.24 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 10.05 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 12.94 current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 1973 | 20.7 current US$ per person | +60.0% |
| 1974 | 25.27 current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 14.74 current US$ per person | -41.7% |
| 1976 | 25.36 current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 1977 | 20.77 current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 11.02 current US$ per person | -47.0% |
| 1979 | 16.09 current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 1980 | 19.51 current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 17.96 current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 22.5 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 14.98 current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 1984 | 16.4 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 16.94 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 14.04 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 10.84 current US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 8.95 current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 14.95 current US$ per person | +67.2% |
| 1990 | 18.74 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 0 current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1371 current US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2249 current US$ per person | +64.0% |
| 1994 | 2.65 current US$ per person | +1077.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5451 current US$ per person | -79.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2178 current US$ per person | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 4.58 current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | 1.02 current US$ per person | -77.6% |
| 2000 | 0 current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 6.77 current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 7.42 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0 current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 13.65 current US$ per person | — |
| 2005 | 51.87 current US$ per person | +279.9% |
| 2006 | 45.96 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 131.97 current US$ per person | +187.2% |
| 2008 | 168.7 current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 66.95 current US$ per person | -60.3% |
| 2010 | 138.36 current US$ per person | +106.7% |
| 2011 | 139.25 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 113.63 current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 85.13 current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 53.32 current US$ per person | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 15.32 current US$ per person | -71.3% |
| 2016 | 24.96 current US$ per person | +62.9% |
| 2017 | 29.91 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4 current US$ per person | -88.6% |
| 2019 | 5.7 current US$ per person | +67.4% |
| 2020 | 4.84 current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 137.58 current US$ per person | +2742.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 137.58 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.091 current US$ per person, 1511.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 137.58 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3371 current US$ per person, 408.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2742.8% | 4.84 current US$ per person | 137.58 current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +1077.8% | 0.2249 current US$ per person | 2.65 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.72 current US$ per person | 10.05 current US$ per person | 25.36 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.71 current US$ per person | 8.95 current US$ per person | 22.5 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 18.74 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.33 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 168.7 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9 current US$ per person | 3.4 current US$ per person | 139.25 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.21 current US$ per person | 4.84 current US$ per person | 137.58 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 13 South Africa 177.34 current US$ per person compare
- 14 Bolivia 153.47 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Armenia 151.26 current US$ per person compare
- 17 Eritrea 121.36 current US$ per person compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 118.81 current US$ per person compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 113.92 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 137.58 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 168.7 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.