GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania stood at 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,807 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 153rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,520 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 5,457 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 5,350 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5,440 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5,097 constant 2021 international $ per person | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 5,446 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 5,650 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 5,302 constant 2021 international $ per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 5,310 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,360 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5,009 constant 2021 international $ per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 4,847 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4,807 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,024 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 5,139 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5,446 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 6,285 constant 2021 international $ per person | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 6,003 constant 2021 international $ per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,813 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5,640 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 5,606 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,653 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,716 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,770 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,838 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,970 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5,866 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,051 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6,154 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,162 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,963 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5,837 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,053 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 6,276 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 6,483 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,095 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,722 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,393 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,097 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,650 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,401 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,807 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6,285 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,879 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,606 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6,162 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,195 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,837 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 150 Djibouti 7,223 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire 7,015 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 152 Honduras 6,726 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 154 Congo 6,194 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 155 Kenya 5,995 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 156 Tuvalu 5,776 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania?
- Gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania was 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,559 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,807 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.