Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) was 39.28 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Mauritania, 1950–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 39.28 for domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in Mauritania peaked at 39.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1950.
Mauritania ranks 90th of 220 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.
Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.5 | — |
| 1951 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 4.2 | +20.0% |
| 1958 | 4.91 | +16.8% |
| 1959 | 4.91 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 4.9 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 4.9 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 4.9 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.9 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.95 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 4.91 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 4.95 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 5.56 | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 5.52 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 5.22 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 5.12 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 4.71 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 4.33 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 4.51 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 4.36 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 4.61 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 4.62 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.58 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.6 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.89 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 5.3 | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 5.7 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 6.73 | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 7.71 | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 7.41 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 7.16 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 7.57 | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 8.36 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 7.78 | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 7.78 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.51 | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 12.42 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 12.84 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 13.71 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 14.24 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.84 | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 20.58 | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 22.5 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 25.23 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 26.41 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 26.87 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 26.56 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 25.72 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.06 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 27.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.29 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 26.15 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 26.2 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 28.85 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 30.3 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 29.9 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.26 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 33.9 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 35.65 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 35.35 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.35 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 37.32 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 36.67 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 36.22 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.64 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 39.28 | +7.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 39.28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 106.12, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 39.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 558.26, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +47.9% | 7.78 | 11.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.85 | 3.5 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.98 | 4.9 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.76 | 4.33 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.54 | 4.6 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.02 | 7.78 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.26 | 25.23 | 27.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.71 | 28.2 | 37.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2 | 36.22 | 39.28 | 4 |
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 domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in Mauritania?
- Domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in Mauritania was 39.28 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1950.
- How does Mauritania rank for domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop))?
- Mauritania ranks 90th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains historical exchange rate data between the US Dollar, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Euro, and various national currencies. It includes both period average and end-of-period exchange rates.