Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania stood at 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania peaked at 5.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 5.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 4.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 3.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1965 | 3.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 3.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 2.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 2.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 2.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1972 | 2.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 1974 | 1.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7817 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7924 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6942 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6243 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4961 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5553 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1699 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2097 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7691 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6942 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1943 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1681 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 33 Malawi 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.1596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Marshall Islands 0.159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Angola 0.1535 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 0.1513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Myanmar 0.1477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania was 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.