Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (US unit) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (US unit) was 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania is 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 142nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (US unit) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1964 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1965 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.7084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.6802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8778 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8528 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (US unit) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +45.8% | 0.5734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8359 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 139 Burundi 0.7173 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Peru 0.7154 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Russia 0.7037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Maldives 0.6925 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Netherlands 0.6896 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6868 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
- Final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.