Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) was 34,519 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Mauritania, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 34,519 constant LCU per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 lcu) in Mauritania peaked at 43,840 constant LCU per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17,663 constant LCU per person, in 1964.
Mauritania ranks 96th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 17,663 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1965 | 21,160 constant LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 20,343 constant LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 23,227 constant LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 26,167 constant LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 24,873 constant LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 28,252 constant LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 27,456 constant LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 24,070 constant LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 24,822 constant LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 34,980 constant LCU per person | +40.9% |
| 1975 | 34,799 constant LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 43,840 constant LCU per person | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 36,133 constant LCU per person | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 30,587 constant LCU per person | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 31,750 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 27,592 constant LCU per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 30,015 constant LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 38,142 constant LCU per person | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 30,466 constant LCU per person | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 26,829 constant LCU per person | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 24,090 constant LCU per person | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 29,969 constant LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 27,346 constant LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 23,233 constant LCU per person | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 27,052 constant LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 28,664 constant LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 26,500 constant LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 24,279 constant LCU per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 22,751 constant LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 24,566 constant LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 23,616 constant LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 26,124 constant LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 24,282 constant LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 26,661 constant LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 27,229 constant LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 27,028 constant LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 26,483 constant LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27,006 constant LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 27,556 constant LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 27,322 constant LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 28,052 constant LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 28,657 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 30,208 constant LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 31,293 constant LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 31,047 constant LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 31,113 constant LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 31,035 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32,217 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 31,858 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 31,841 constant LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32,237 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 32,632 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 32,564 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 32,789 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 32,660 constant LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 32,023 constant LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 32,146 constant LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 32,454 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 32,455 constant LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,485 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 34,519 constant LCU per person | +6.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 34,519 constant LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96,801 constant LCU per person, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 34,519 constant LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 291,560 constant LCU per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +40.9% | 24,822 constant LCU per person | 34,980 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,239 constant LCU per person | 17,663 constant LCU per person | 26,167 constant LCU per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 31,669 constant LCU per person | 24,070 constant LCU per person | 43,840 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,473 constant LCU per person | 23,233 constant LCU per person | 38,142 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,467 constant LCU per person | 22,751 constant LCU per person | 28,664 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,465 constant LCU per person | 26,483 constant LCU per person | 31,293 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,095 constant LCU per person | 31,035 constant LCU per person | 32,789 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,680 constant LCU per person | 32,023 constant LCU per person | 34,519 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 93 Canada 36,553 constant LCU per person compare
- 94 Eswatini 35,253 constant LCU per person compare
- 95 Singapore 34,657 constant LCU per person compare
- 97 Botswana 32,723 constant LCU per person compare
- 98 Guatemala 31,405 constant LCU per person compare
- 99 Malaysia 29,256 constant LCU per person 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Mauritania was 34,519 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 43,840 constant LCU per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,663 constant LCU per person in 1964.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu)?
- Mauritania ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) 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 LCU), 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 LCU) 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 LCU) ÷ 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 LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.