GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre was 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, in 1991.
Mauritania ranks 155th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,520 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 6,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,670 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 7,362 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 6,935 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 8,295 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 9,205 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 8,964 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 9,131 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 9,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8,970 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 8,515 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 9,452 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 10,443 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 11,116 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 12,868 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 14,399 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 14,165 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 14,293 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14,443 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16,317 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 18,513 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 18,614 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19,117 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16,971 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 17,198 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 19,323 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 20,370 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 23,387 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 25,257 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 27,020 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 26,387 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 25,694 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 507,444 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 272,228 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,904 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 6,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 9,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,866 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 8,515 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 14,443 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,507 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 16,317 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 25,257 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,908 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 25,694 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 152 Mongolia 36,520 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Chad 35,421 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 154 Niger 35,198 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Central African Republic 9,940 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28,530 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 155th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.