GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,178 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 1994.
That places Mauritania 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,443 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 3,323 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3,292 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 3,490 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 3,178 constant 2021 international $ per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 3,698 constant 2021 international $ per person | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 4,023 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 3,832 constant 2021 international $ per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 3,803 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3,844 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3,537 constant 2021 international $ per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 3,276 constant 2021 international $ per person | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 3,557 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3,841 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 3,994 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4,513 constant 2021 international $ per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 4,925 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 4,720 constant 2021 international $ per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 4,628 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4,532 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4,960 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 5,448 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 5,301 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5,277 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,545 constant 2021 international $ per person | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 4,469 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,874 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 4,986 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5,557 constant 2021 international $ per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 5,827 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 6,054 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5,744 constant 2021 international $ per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 5,432 constant 2021 international $ per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 5,855 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,188 constant 2021 international $ per person, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,869 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,593 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,178 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,023 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,152 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,276 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,925 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,124 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,469 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,827 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,909 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,432 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 119 Ghana 6,783 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 120 Sao Tome and Principe 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 121 Honduras 6,190 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 123 Kenya 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 124 Pakistan 5,692 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 125 Nepal 5,351 constant 2021 international $ per person 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 gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Mauritania was 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,178 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, 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.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), 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, 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.