Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0021 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0021 million USD per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
156th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0021 million USD per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0004 million USD per person
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0021 million USD per person.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0021 million USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 million USD per person, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per person | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.001 million USD per person | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.001 million USD per person | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.001 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.001 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.001 million USD per person | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 million USD per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 million USD per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.002 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -1.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0021 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 million USD per person, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0021 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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$, per capita in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0021 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 million USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.