Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 47,183 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Mauritania, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Mauritania stood at 47,183 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Mauritania peaked at 47,183 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 461.17 current LCU per person, in 1966.
Mauritania ranks 108th of 190 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 461.17 current LCU per person | — |
| 1967 | 511.72 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 571.06 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 567.05 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 634.38 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 647.85 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 710.89 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 1,032 current LCU per person | +45.2% |
| 1974 | 1,446 current LCU per person | +40.2% |
| 1975 | 1,386 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1,590 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 1,639 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,568 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1,862 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 1,798 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 2,021 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 2,725 current LCU per person | +34.9% |
| 1983 | 2,675 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 2,837 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 2,753 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 3,324 current LCU per person | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 3,374 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3,284 current LCU per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3,776 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 4,072 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 5,654 current LCU per person | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 6,595 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 8,159 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 4,710 current LCU per person | -42.3% |
| 1995 | 8,377 current LCU per person | +77.9% |
| 1996 | 9,846 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 11,039 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 11,134 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11,824 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 12,358 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 12,779 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 13,644 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 14,692 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 16,149 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 18,229 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 20,288 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 22,578 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 24,526 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 24,600 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 25,725 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 26,608 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 29,243 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 30,276 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 31,841 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 32,248 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33,427 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 33,831 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34,755 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35,578 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 35,400 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 37,236 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 41,040 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 42,334 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 43,335 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 47,183 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 47,183 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 177,353 current LCU per person, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 47,183 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +77.9% | 4,710 current LCU per person | 8,377 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | -42.3% | 8,159 current LCU per person | 4,710 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 527.75 current LCU per person | 461.17 current LCU per person | 571.06 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,252 current LCU per person | 634.38 current LCU per person | 1,862 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,857 current LCU per person | 1,798 current LCU per person | 3,776 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,141 current LCU per person | 4,072 current LCU per person | 11,824 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,984 current LCU per person | 12,358 current LCU per person | 24,600 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,353 current LCU per person | 25,725 current LCU per person | 35,578 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,088 current LCU per person | 35,400 current LCU per person | 47,183 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 105 Australia 52,183 current LCU per person compare
- 106 Botswana 48,072 current LCU per person compare
- 107 Switzerland 47,255 current LCU per person compare
- 109 New Zealand 46,522 current LCU per person compare
- 110 Eswatini 45,465 current LCU per person compare
- 111 Guatemala 44,179 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Mauritania was 47,183 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 47,183 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 461.17 current LCU per person in 1966.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current 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 (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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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 (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.