Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0825 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0825 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0825 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 108th of 192 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 Local Currency, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.004 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0118 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0133 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0163 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0167 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0176 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0193 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0219 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0265 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0349 million SLC per person | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0363 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.039 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0377 million SLC per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0458 million SLC per person | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0543 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0551 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0582 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0519 million SLC per person | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0505 million SLC per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0552 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0578 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0615 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0648 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0702 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0724 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0774 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0825 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0825 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0825 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 million SLC per person | 0.0058 million SLC per person | 0.0095 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 million SLC per person | 0.0095 million SLC per person | 0.0164 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 million SLC per person | 0.0163 million SLC per person | 0.039 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0555 million SLC per person | 0.0458 million SLC per person | 0.0648 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0739 million SLC per person | 0.0668 million SLC per person | 0.0825 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 105 United States 0.0858 million SLC per person compare
- 106 Honduras 0.0851 million SLC per person compare
- 107 Cayman Islands 0.0845 million SLC per person compare
- 109 Namibia 0.0805 million SLC per person compare
- 110 New Zealand 0.0803 million SLC per person compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0759 million SLC per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0825 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0825 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.