Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) was 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania stood at 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2,478 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 921.59 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1993.
That places Mauritania 139th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1,199 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1965 | 1,304 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 1,227 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 1,227 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,269 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1,267 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,401 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 1,386 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1,350 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1,362 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,748 constant 2015 US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 1,848 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 2,478 constant 2015 US$ per person | +34.1% |
| 1977 | 2,215 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 1,868 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 1,772 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,665 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1,665 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,759 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,543 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 1,355 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 1,237 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 1,337 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 1,275 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1,156 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 1,282 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 1,309 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,127 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 972.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 921.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 969.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 930.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 1,017 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 955.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1,055 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 1,077 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1,064 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,041 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,061 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,078 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,078 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,085 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,105 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,153 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,193 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,185 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,187 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,157 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,218 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1,202 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,205 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,224 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,235 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,238 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,251 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,263 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,226 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,283 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1,324 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1,334 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,342 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,759 constant 2015 US$ per person, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,031 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +34.1% | 1,848 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,478 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,249 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,199 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,304 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 1,743 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,350 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,478 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,428 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,156 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,759 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,033 constant 2015 US$ per person | 921.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,309 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,104 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,041 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,193 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,218 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,157 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,263 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,319 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,226 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 136 East Timor 1,579 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 137 Cambodia 1,518 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 138 Bangladesh 1,510 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 140 Haiti 1,402 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 141 Yemen 1,350 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 142 Cameroon 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
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 final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Mauritania was 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,478 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 921.59 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.