Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 3,870 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Mauritania is 3,870 current international $ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Mauritania peaked at 3,870 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 541.72 current international $ per person, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 143rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 698.66 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 749.49 current international $ per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 817.77 current international $ per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 952.3 current international $ per person | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 541.72 current international $ per person | -43.1% |
| 1995 | 929.71 current international $ per person | +71.6% |
| 1996 | 1,074 current international $ per person | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 1,178 current international $ per person | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1,117 current international $ per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,165 current international $ per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,219 current international $ per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,238 current international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,292 current international $ per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,353 current international $ per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1,384 current international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,440 current international $ per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,558 current international $ per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,662 current international $ per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,747 current international $ per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,708 current international $ per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,708 current international $ per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,700 current international $ per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,970 current international $ per person | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 2,033 current international $ per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2,319 current international $ per person | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 2,436 current international $ per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,671 current international $ per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 2,812 current international $ per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,816 current international $ per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,878 current international $ per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,878 current international $ per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,073 current international $ per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 3,340 current international $ per person | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3,418 current international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 3,514 current international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 3,870 current international $ per person | +10.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3,870 current international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,794 current international $ per person, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3,870 current international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,018 current international $ per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (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 | +71.6% | 541.72 current international $ per person | 929.71 current international $ per person |
| 1994 | -43.1% | 952.3 current international $ per person | 541.72 current international $ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 922.45 current international $ per person | 541.72 current international $ per person | 1,178 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,460 current international $ per person | 1,219 current international $ per person | 1,747 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,334 current international $ per person | 1,700 current international $ per person | 2,878 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,349 current international $ per person | 2,878 current international $ per person | 3,870 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 140 Kiribati 4,294 current international $ per person compare
- 141 Cameroon 4,163 current international $ per person compare
- 142 Guyana 4,142 current international $ per person compare
- 144 Laos 3,829 current international $ per person compare
- 145 Comoros 3,586 current international $ per person compare
- 146 Zimbabwe 3,384 current international $ 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, ppp (current) in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Mauritania was 3,870 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,870 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 541.72 current international $ per person in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. 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, PPP (current international $), 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, PPP (current international $) 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, PPP (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.