GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 86,999 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania stood at 86,999 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 86,999 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,472 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 114th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,472 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 8,194 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 8,477 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9,580 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 9,960 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10,978 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 12,182 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 12,771 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 15,221 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 16,133 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 15,916 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 15,865 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 17,668 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 19,230 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 21,815 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 26,336 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 33,245 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 34,758 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 37,642 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 36,968 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 43,890 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 50,710 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 51,490 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 53,585 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 49,868 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 49,007 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 54,168 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 56,986 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 61,154 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 64,045 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 65,928 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 69,130 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 71,971 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 77,995 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 82,796 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 86,999 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 86,999 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 300,726 current LCU per person, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 86,999 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 642,602 current LCU per person, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,097 current LCU per person | 7,472 current LCU per person | 16,133 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,944 current LCU per person | 15,865 current LCU per person | 37,642 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,490 current LCU per person | 43,890 current LCU per person | 64,045 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,803 current LCU per person | 65,928 current LCU per person | 86,999 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 111 Switzerland 94,652 current LCU per person compare
- 112 United States 89,488 current LCU per person compare
- 113 Luxembourg 88,769 current LCU per person compare
- 115 Honduras 86,209 current LCU per person compare
- 116 Namibia 81,964 current LCU per person compare
- 117 Ireland 79,827 current LCU 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania was 86,999 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 86,999 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,472 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.