Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate was 9.75 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Mauritania stood at 9.75 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 220.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Mauritania peaked at 35.01 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.11 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 61st of 218 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.
Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2716 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 1974 | 28.96 % change on previous year | +10560.3% |
| 1975 | 23.62 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 17.04 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1977 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1978 | -0.36 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1979 | 23.87 % change on previous year | -6729.8% |
| 1980 | 23.39 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 13.58 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1982 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1983 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -678.2% |
| 1984 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 1985 | 13.26 % change on previous year | +951.5% |
| 1986 | 13.39 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 12.56 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 7.15 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1989 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +76.1% |
| 1990 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1991 | 9 % change on previous year | +479.0% |
| 1992 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 18.59 % change on previous year | +144.4% |
| 1994 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1995 | 10.61 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1997 | 7.54 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 8.22 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 8.62 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 2001 | 4.98 % change on previous year | +128.0% |
| 2002 | 8.19 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 2003 | 11.72 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 2004 | 16.19 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 24.4 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 2006 | 35.01 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 2007 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2008 | 10.35 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2612 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2010 | 25.55 % change on previous year | -9879.3% |
| 2011 | 22.45 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 2013 | 8.83 % change on previous year | +78.4% |
| 2014 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3247 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2016 | 12.61 % change on previous year | +3784.3% |
| 2017 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 9.54 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 8.26 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 10.1 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 2024 | 9.75 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.75 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.89 % change on previous year, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.75 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.14 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +10560.3% | 0.2716 % change on previous year | 28.96 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +9879.3% | -0.2612 % change on previous year | 25.55 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +6729.8% | -0.36 % change on previous year | 23.87 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +3784.3% | 0.3247 % change on previous year | 12.61 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +951.5% | 1.26 % change on previous year | 13.26 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +678.2% | -1.32 % change on previous year | 7.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.26 % change on previous year | -0.36 % change on previous year | 28.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.35 % change on previous year | -1.32 % change on previous year | 23.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.71 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 18.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.95 % change on previous year | -0.2612 % change on previous year | 35.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 % change on previous year | -8.11 % change on previous year | 25.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 10.1 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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- 59 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.04 % change on previous year compare
- 60 India 9.89 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Romania 9.7 % change on previous year compare
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Mauritania was 9.75 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.01 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.11 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Mauritania ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.2%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.