Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … 2015 US capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … 2015 US capita was 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Mauritania, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Mauritania is 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Mauritania peaked at 1,354 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 545.6 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1964.
That places Mauritania 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … 2015 US capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 545.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1965 | 653.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 628.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 717.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 808.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 768.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 872.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 848.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 743.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 766.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1,080 constant 2015 US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 1975 | 1,075 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,354 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 1,116 constant 2015 US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 944.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 980.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 852.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 927.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1,178 constant 2015 US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 941.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 828.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 744.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 925.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 844.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 717.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 835.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 885.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 818.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 749.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 702.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 758.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 729.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 806.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 750.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 823.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 841.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 834.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 818.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 834.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 851.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 843.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 866.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 885.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 933.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 966.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 958.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 961.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 958.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 995.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 984.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 983.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 995.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,008 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,006 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,013 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 989.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 992.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,002 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,002 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,003 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,543 constant 2015 US$ per person, 69% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 859.41 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … 2015 US capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +40.9% | 766.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,080 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 686.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 545.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | 808.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 978.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | 743.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,354 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 879.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | 717.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,178 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 786.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 702.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 885.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 879.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 818.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 966.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 991.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | 958.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,013 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | 989.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 141 Haiti 1,223 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 142 Cameroon 1,144 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 143 Tajikistan 1,130 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 145 Nepal 1,032 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 1,023 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 147 Senegal 1,001 constant 2015 US$ 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Mauritania was 1,066 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,354 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 545.6 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1964.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015)?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.