Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Mauritania
Mauritania: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Mauritania is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Mauritania peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 144th of 200 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.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -6.8% | — |
| 2001 | -2.8% | -58.7% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -90.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -1892.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -43.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +138.4% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +149.1% |
| 2007 | -3.8% | -124.5% |
| 2008 | -2.7% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | -2.3% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | -82.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -412.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +39.8% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | -110.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -1212.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -61.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | — |
| 2021 | -2.8% | +61.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -170.3% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +53.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -65.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 47% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1892.3% | -0.3% | 4.7% |
| 2017 | +1212.8% | -0.4% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -6.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -0.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -2.8% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Mauritania?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Mauritania was 0.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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