Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0079 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
192nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0079 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0018 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 192nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 189 Niger 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 190 South Sudan 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 191 Mongolia 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 193 Greenland 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 194 Central African Republic 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre 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 us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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 — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.