Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita was -1.8 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Mauritania stood at -1.8 %.
That represents a change of down 121.9% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Mauritania peaked at 30.16 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, -17.96 %, in 1993.
That places Mauritania 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.02 % | — |
| 1972 | 13.4 % | +233.6% |
| 1973 | 10.04 % | -25.1% |
| 1974 | 23.09 % | +130.0% |
| 1975 | 26.23 % | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 8.82 % | -66.4% |
| 1977 | -0.4879 % | -105.5% |
| 1978 | -4.35 % | +792.3% |
| 1979 | 21.11 % | -585.0% |
| 1980 | 19.88 % | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 4.93 % | -75.2% |
| 1982 | -10.55 % | -314.1% |
| 1983 | -1.24 % | -88.3% |
| 1984 | -15.48 % | +1153.0% |
| 1985 | -8.92 % | -42.4% |
| 1986 | 14.18 % | -258.9% |
| 1987 | 10.1 % | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 2.19 % | -78.3% |
| 1989 | -0.4993 % | -122.8% |
| 1990 | 2.01 % | -503.4% |
| 1991 | 4.14 % | +105.3% |
| 1992 | -2.48 % | -160.0% |
| 1993 | -17.96 % | +623.5% |
| 1994 | 2.43 % | -113.5% |
| 1995 | 2.48 % | +2.2% |
| 1996 | -0.8184 % | -133.0% |
| 1997 | -4.96 % | +505.9% |
| 1998 | -15.04 % | +203.2% |
| 1999 | -4.86 % | -67.7% |
| 2000 | -12.85 % | +164.4% |
| 2001 | -4.27 % | -66.8% |
| 2002 | -0.4508 % | -89.4% |
| 2003 | 12.81 % | -2942.4% |
| 2004 | 16.07 % | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 17.61 % | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 30.16 % | +71.3% |
| 2007 | 8.04 % | -73.3% |
| 2008 | 16.4 % | +104.0% |
| 2009 | -12.24 % | -174.6% |
| 2010 | 15.64 % | -227.8% |
| 2011 | 16.34 % | +4.5% |
| 2012 | -3.73 % | -122.8% |
| 2013 | 4.04 % | -208.3% |
| 2014 | -11.44 % | -383.1% |
| 2015 | -9.23 % | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6956 % | -107.5% |
| 2017 | 3.14 % | +352.1% |
| 2018 | 6.68 % | +112.5% |
| 2019 | 2.56 % | -61.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 % | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 8.47 % | +421.4% |
| 2022 | 0.645 % | -92.4% |
| 2023 | 8.19 % | +1169.1% |
| 2024 | -1.8 % | -121.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.32 % | -4.35 % | 26.23 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.46 % | -15.48 % | 19.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.51 % | -17.96 % | 4.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.13 % | -12.85 % | 30.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 % | -11.44 % | 16.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 % | -1.8 % | 8.47 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 993.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5417 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,190 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 47,366 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Mauritania was -1.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.16 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.96 % in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).