Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 26,239 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania stood at 26,239 current LCU per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 27,006 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -430.47 current LCU per person, in 1977.
Mauritania ranks 82nd of 187 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 savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 928.94 current LCU per person | — |
| 1962 | 933.07 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 929.38 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,206 current LCU per person | +29.8% |
| 1965 | 1,333 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 393.86 current LCU per person | -70.4% |
| 1967 | 444.48 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 516.89 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 430.64 current LCU per person | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 475.72 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 502.36 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 311.54 current LCU per person | -38.0% |
| 1973 | 92.53 current LCU per person | -70.3% |
| 1974 | -4.26 current LCU per person | -104.6% |
| 1975 | 29.36 current LCU per person | -790.0% |
| 1976 | -365.85 current LCU per person | -1346.0% |
| 1977 | -430.47 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 1978 | -333.8 current LCU per person | -22.5% |
| 1979 | -394.8 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 1980 | -230.28 current LCU per person | -41.7% |
| 1981 | -66.66 current LCU per person | -71.1% |
| 1982 | -400.79 current LCU per person | +501.2% |
| 1983 | -205.65 current LCU per person | -48.7% |
| 1984 | -153.63 current LCU per person | -25.3% |
| 1985 | 295.58 current LCU per person | -292.4% |
| 1986 | 348.91 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 591.58 current LCU per person | +69.6% |
| 1988 | 857.17 current LCU per person | +44.9% |
| 1989 | 720.11 current LCU per person | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 299.07 current LCU per person | -58.5% |
| 1991 | 1,395 current LCU per person | +366.5% |
| 1992 | 1,106 current LCU per person | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 689.13 current LCU per person | -37.7% |
| 1994 | 4,558 current LCU per person | +561.5% |
| 1995 | 1,927 current LCU per person | -57.7% |
| 1996 | 984.61 current LCU per person | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 395.43 current LCU per person | -59.8% |
| 1998 | 1,128 current LCU per person | +185.3% |
| 1999 | 1,189 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 551.45 current LCU per person | -53.6% |
| 2001 | 480.1 current LCU per person | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 406.52 current LCU per person | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 848.5 current LCU per person | +108.7% |
| 2004 | 1,436 current LCU per person | +69.3% |
| 2005 | 3,761 current LCU per person | +161.9% |
| 2006 | 9,761 current LCU per person | +159.5% |
| 2007 | 8,403 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 8,612 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7,124 current LCU per person | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 13,881 current LCU per person | +94.8% |
| 2011 | 22,006 current LCU per person | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 19,246 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 21,086 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 12,946 current LCU per person | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 10,857 current LCU per person | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 14,331 current LCU per person | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 16,241 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 18,733 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 20,638 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 23,171 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 22,493 current LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 19,200 current LCU per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 22,751 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 27,006 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 26,239 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 26,239 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,422 current LCU per person, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 26,239 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,202 current LCU per person, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -1346.0% | 29.36 current LCU per person | -365.85 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | +790.0% | -4.26 current LCU per person | 29.36 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | +561.5% | 689.13 current LCU per person | 4,558 current LCU per person |
| 1982 | -501.2% | -66.66 current LCU per person | -400.79 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | +366.5% | 299.07 current LCU per person | 1,395 current LCU per person |
| 1985 | +292.4% | -153.63 current LCU per person | 295.58 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790.68 current LCU per person | 393.86 current LCU per person | 1,333 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1970s | -11.76 current LCU per person | -430.47 current LCU per person | 502.36 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 175.63 current LCU per person | -400.79 current LCU per person | 857.17 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,367 current LCU per person | 299.07 current LCU per person | 4,558 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,138 current LCU per person | 406.52 current LCU per person | 9,761 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,996 current LCU per person | 10,857 current LCU per person | 22,006 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,477 current LCU per person | 19,200 current LCU per person | 27,006 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 79 Cape Verde 34,208 current LCU per person compare
- 80 Pakistan 31,480 current LCU per person compare
- 81 San Marino 26,348 current LCU per person compare
- 83 Australia 25,154 current LCU per person compare
- 84 Botswana 23,886 current LCU per person compare
- 85 Aruba 22,767 current LCU per person 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 savings (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Mauritania was 26,239 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27,006 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -430.47 current LCU per person in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. 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 savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) 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 savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 savings (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.