Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 653.54 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 653.54 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 653.54 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -96.44 current US$ per person, in 1982.
Mauritania ranks 74th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.32 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | -52.1 current US$ per person | -560.1% |
| 1977 | -71.48 current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1978 | -14.6 current US$ per person | -79.6% |
| 1979 | -56.09 current US$ per person | +284.2% |
| 1980 | -38.27 current US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 1981 | -13.22 current US$ per person | -65.5% |
| 1982 | -96.44 current US$ per person | +629.7% |
| 1983 | -74.81 current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 1984 | -27.65 current US$ per person | -63.0% |
| 1985 | 39.02 current US$ per person | -241.1% |
| 1986 | 21.25 current US$ per person | -45.5% |
| 1987 | 40.69 current US$ per person | +91.5% |
| 1988 | 77.86 current US$ per person | +91.4% |
| 1989 | 64.94 current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 10.35 current US$ per person | -84.1% |
| 1991 | 125.64 current US$ per person | +1113.7% |
| 1992 | 96.39 current US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 1993 | 15.45 current US$ per person | -84.0% |
| 1994 | 325.42 current US$ per person | +2006.8% |
| 1995 | 92.41 current US$ per person | -71.6% |
| 1996 | 109.34 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 36.69 current US$ per person | -66.4% |
| 1998 | 92.72 current US$ per person | +152.7% |
| 2012 | 557.54 current US$ per person | +501.3% |
| 2013 | 559.78 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 269.15 current US$ per person | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 216.88 current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 323.42 current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 370.14 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 432.16 current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 528.9 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 524.92 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 653.54 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 653.54 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.45 current US$ per person, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 653.54 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 7.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2006.8% | 15.45 current US$ per person | 325.42 current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +1113.7% | 10.35 current US$ per person | 125.64 current US$ per person |
| 1982 | -629.7% | -13.22 current US$ per person | -96.44 current US$ per person |
| 1976 | -560.1% | 11.32 current US$ per person | -52.1 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -36.59 current US$ per person | -71.48 current US$ per person | 11.32 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | -0.6625 current US$ per person | -96.44 current US$ per person | 77.86 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.49 current US$ per person | 10.35 current US$ per person | 325.42 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 407.25 current US$ per person | 216.88 current US$ per person | 559.78 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 589.23 current US$ per person | 524.92 current US$ per person | 653.54 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 653.54 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 653.54 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.44 current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 74th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.