Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 6.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Mauritania, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 6.3% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6,712.8% on the previous year and up 403.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Mauritania peaked at 40.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -20.1%, in 1983.
That places Mauritania 20th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19.8% | — |
| 1966 | -3.9% | -119.5% |
| 1967 | 14.2% | -467.3% |
| 1968 | 12.7% | -10.7% |
| 1969 | -4.9% | -139.1% |
| 1970 | 13.6% | -374.8% |
| 1971 | -2.8% | -120.8% |
| 1972 | -12.3% | +337.4% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | -125.3% |
| 1974 | 40.9% | +1209.6% |
| 1975 | -0.5% | -101.3% |
| 1976 | 26.0% | -5125.0% |
| 1977 | -17.6% | -167.7% |
| 1978 | -15.3% | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -124.8% |
| 1980 | -13.1% | -444.4% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | -167.1% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +208.3% |
| 1983 | -20.1% | -174.3% |
| 1984 | -11.9% | -40.7% |
| 1985 | -10.2% | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | -339.0% |
| 1987 | -8.8% | -135.9% |
| 1988 | -15.0% | +71.9% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | -209.3% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -63.8% |
| 1991 | -7.5% | -226.7% |
| 1992 | -8.4% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | -6.3% | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -226.7% |
| 1995 | -3.9% | -148.4% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -374.8% |
| 1997 | -7.0% | -166.4% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -238.9% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -78.2% |
| 2000 | -0.7% | -134.7% |
| 2001 | -2.0% | +172.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -198.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | -0.8% | -141.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -415.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +150.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -33.6% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -121.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -126.9% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -217.8% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -1627.0% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | -129.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -95.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -2511.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -116.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -433.1% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -157.3% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | +392.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -119.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +149.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2060.8% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +6712.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | -4.9% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | -17.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2% | -20.1% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -8.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -2.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -1.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -1.9% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 17 Viet Nam 6.7% compare
- 18 Sao Tome and Principe 6.5% compare
- 19 Belarus 6.5% compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 6.0% compare
- 22 Solomon Islands 5.7% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 5.4% 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 per capita growth in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Mauritania was 6.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1974.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.1% in 1983.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 403.5%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.