Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Mauritania, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0003 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritania peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1963.
Mauritania ranks 179th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 176 Jordan 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Botswana 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Kiribati 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 180 Bolivia 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Australia 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Canada 0.0003 units 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritania was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.