GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: GDP per capita was 3,680 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1950–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3,680 international-$ in 2011 prices for gdp per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 3,680 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022 and was at its lowest, 679 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1950.
That places Mauritania 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 767 international-$ in 2011 prices | 679 international-$ in 2011 prices | 858 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,211 international-$ in 2011 prices | 913 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,471 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,614 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,473 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,779 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,568 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,486 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,714 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,717 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,511 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,954 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,393 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,935 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,896 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,360 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,983 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,659 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,580 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,527 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,680 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 127 Cote d'Ivoire 4,012 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 128 Cambodia 3,944 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 3,752 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 131 Djibouti 3,623 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 132 Kenya 3,404 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 133 Zambia 3,342 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -14.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,713 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 9.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,713 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 39.79 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 280.89 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 36.88 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Gdp per capita in Mauritania was 3,680 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,680 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 679 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1950.
- How does Mauritania rank for gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 73 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.