Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 was 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania is 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania peaked at 780.09 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 262.26 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 165th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 611.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 468.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 1963 | 326.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1964 | 456.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 609.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 1966 | 645.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 667.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 729.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 714.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 759.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 780.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 682.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 641.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 718.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 630.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 684.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 592.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 600.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 645.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 586.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 569.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 531.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 486.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 631.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 638.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 674.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 637.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 624.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 684.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 622.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 601.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 576.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 588.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 600.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 590.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 591.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 607.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 596.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 557.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 444.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 400.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 395.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 394.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 394.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 414.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 621.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 498.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 437.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 403.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 365.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 356.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 339.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 351.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 352.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 354.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 324.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 312.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 308.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 301.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 305.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 262.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 286.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 296.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 296.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 478.61 constant 2015 US$ per person, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 296.97 constant 2015 US$ per person, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +50.0% | 414.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 621.35 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 580.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | 326.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 729.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 673.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | 592.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | 780.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 606.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | 486.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 684.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 593.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | 557.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | 622.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 440.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | 394.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 621.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 336.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 301.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | 365.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | 262.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 305.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 162 Kenya 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 163 Pakistan 305.64 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 297.53 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 166 Lesotho 289.13 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 167 Uganda 287.54 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 168 Yemen 274.61 constant 2015 US$ 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 industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Mauritania was 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 780.09 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 262.26 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Mauritania ranks 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.