Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 9.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania is 9.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 206.4% on the previous year and up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 45.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -17.8%, in 1983.
Mauritania ranks 12th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 23.3% | — |
| 1966 | -1.0% | -104.2% |
| 1967 | 17.7% | -1898.7% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | -8.7% |
| 1969 | -2.0% | -112.4% |
| 1970 | 17.1% | -954.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -99.0% |
| 1972 | -9.7% | -5608.9% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -164.8% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | +622.1% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -94.5% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | +1107.4% |
| 1977 | -15.2% | -151.0% |
| 1978 | -12.9% | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -152.6% |
| 1980 | -10.6% | -256.1% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | -212.7% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +157.8% |
| 1983 | -17.8% | -157.8% |
| 1984 | -9.4% | -47.4% |
| 1985 | -7.6% | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | -469.9% |
| 1987 | -6.1% | -121.7% |
| 1988 | -12.6% | +106.3% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | -254.6% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -55.3% |
| 1991 | -4.8% | -155.4% |
| 1992 | -4.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2.4% | -49.5% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | -582.4% |
| 1995 | -1.2% | -110.2% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -1178.1% |
| 1997 | -5.0% | -138.6% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | -355.9% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -61.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -57.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -79.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +880.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -65.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +243.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +72.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -64.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +138.6% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -72.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +47.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +44.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -30.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -63.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +247.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +206.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | -2.0% | 23.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | -15.2% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | -17.8% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | -5.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 1.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 34,846 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 592.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania was 9.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.8% in 1983.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.