GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database in Mauritania
Mauritania: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database was 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
151st
of 198 countries
All-time high
6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
All-time low
4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2002
Years of data
36
1990–2025
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Mauritania stood at 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Mauritania peaked at 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 151st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,520 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1991 | 5,457 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 5,350 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5,440 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5,097 international-$ in 2021 prices | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 5,446 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 5,650 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 5,302 international-$ in 2021 prices | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 5,310 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,360 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5,009 international-$ in 2021 prices | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 4,847 international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,024 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 5,139 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5,446 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 6,285 international-$ in 2021 prices | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 6,003 international-$ in 2021 prices | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,813 international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5,640 international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 5,606 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,653 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,716 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,770 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,838 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,970 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5,866 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,051 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6,154 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,162 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,963 international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5,837 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,053 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 6,276 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 6,483 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,393 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,097 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,650 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,401 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,285 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,879 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,606 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,162 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,195 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,837 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 148 Djibouti 7,223 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 149 Cote d'Ivoire 7,015 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 150 Honduras 6,726 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 152 Congo 6,194 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 153 Kenya 5,995 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 154 Tuvalu 5,776 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9206 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,023 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 36.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 80,499 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,484 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Mauritania?
- Gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Mauritania was 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database?
- Mauritania ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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