Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Mauritania is 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Mauritania peaked at 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,182 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 175th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 … square kilometre PPP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,323 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1,461 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 1,657 current international $ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 2,009 current international $ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 1,182 current international $ per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1995 | 2,085 current international $ per square kilometre | +76.4% |
| 1996 | 2,458 current international $ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 2,757 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 2,682 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,873 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 3,091 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 3,217 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3,433 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 3,679 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 3,852 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4,107 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 4,554 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 4,989 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 5,395 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 5,442 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,619 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5,778 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6,916 current international $ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 7,365 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 8,657 current international $ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 9,373 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 10,589 current international $ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 11,488 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 11,852 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12,475 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 12,846 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 14,118 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 15,801 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 315,640 current international $ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 213,178 current international $ per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP 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 | +76.4% | 1,182 current international $ per square kilometre | 2,085 current international $ per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -41.2% | 2,009 current international $ per square kilometre | 1,182 current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,049 current international $ per square kilometre | 1,182 current international $ per square kilometre | 2,873 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,176 current international $ per square kilometre | 3,091 current international $ per square kilometre | 5,442 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,011 current international $ per square kilometre | 5,619 current international $ per square kilometre | 12,475 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,855 current international $ per square kilometre | 12,846 current international $ per square kilometre | 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 172 Chad 23,561 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 173 Libya 21,949 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 174 Mongolia 18,592 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 176 Suriname 16,118 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 177 Guyana 16,012 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 12,208 current international $ per square kilometre 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, ppp (current) in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Mauritania was 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16,655 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,182 current international $ per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Mauritania ranks 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. 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, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.