Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita was 1,186 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Mauritania, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1,186 current US$ per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Mauritania peaked at 1,186 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.41 current US$ per person, in 1966.
That places Mauritania 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 93.41 current US$ per person | — |
| 1967 | 103.65 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 115.67 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 109.17 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 114.22 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 116.89 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 140.78 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 231.5 current US$ per person | +64.4% |
| 1974 | 319.08 current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1975 | 321.6 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 353.26 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 359.44 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 339.63 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 405.75 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 391.58 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 418.39 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 526.35 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 1983 | 488.11 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 444.71 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 357.09 current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 446.96 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1987 | 456.66 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 436.29 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 454.62 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 505.12 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 689.95 current US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 1992 | 757.79 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 675.34 current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 381.12 current US$ per person | -43.6% |
| 1995 | 645.53 current US$ per person | +69.4% |
| 1996 | 717.52 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 726.93 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 590.73 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 564.34 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 517.25 current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 499.89 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 502.1 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 558.59 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 608.64 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 686.32 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 755.3 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 873.13 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 1,030 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 937.64 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 932.42 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 946.49 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 985.88 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,008 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,055 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 995.75 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 949.97 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 946.87 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 974.4 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 969.66 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 951.88 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,032 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1,112 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1,156 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 1,091 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 1,186 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,186 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,876 current US$ per person, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,186 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 967.01 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +69.4% | 381.12 current US$ per person | 645.53 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.48 current US$ per person | 93.41 current US$ per person | 115.67 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 270.21 current US$ per person | 114.22 current US$ per person | 405.75 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 442.07 current US$ per person | 357.09 current US$ per person | 526.35 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 625.44 current US$ per person | 381.12 current US$ per person | 757.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 696.85 current US$ per person | 499.89 current US$ per person | 1,030 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 976.49 current US$ per person | 932.42 current US$ per person | 1,055 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,088 current US$ per person | 951.88 current US$ per person | 1,186 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 us$) in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Mauritania was 1,186 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,186 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.41 current US$ per person in 1966.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 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 (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.