International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 83.34 US dollar per person in 1998. ▼ Falling
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Mauritania, 1980–1998
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 83.34 US dollar per person for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in 1998.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Mauritania peaked at 119.15 US dollar per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 31.9 US dollar per person, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 166th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 105.83 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 119.15 US dollar per person | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 94.6 US dollar per person | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 71.72 US dollar per person | -24.2% |
| 1984 | 49.93 US dollar per person | -30.4% |
| 1985 | 38.93 US dollar per person | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 36.36 US dollar per person | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 55.7 US dollar per person | +53.2% |
| 1988 | 50.07 US dollar per person | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 61.47 US dollar per person | +22.8% |
| 1990 | 44.68 US dollar per person | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 42.76 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 38.65 US dollar per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 34.41 US dollar per person | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 31.9 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 50.08 US dollar per person | +57.0% |
| 1996 | 62.29 US dollar per person | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 84.54 US dollar per person | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 83.34 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 83.34 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 905.82 US dollar per person, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 83.34 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 527.09 US dollar per person, 16% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.37 US dollar per person | 36.36 US dollar per person | 119.15 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.52 US dollar per person | 31.9 US dollar per person | 84.54 US dollar per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 163 Madagascar 139.11 US dollar per person
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 131.32 US dollar per person
- 165 Sierra Leone 120.41 US dollar per person
- 167 Niger 79.5 US dollar per person
- 168 Burundi 58.21 US dollar per person
- 169 Malawi 42.58 US dollar per person
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 international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Mauritania?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Mauritania was 83.34 US dollar per person in 1998, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 119.15 US dollar per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9 US dollar per person in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Mauritania ranks 166th out of 169 countries with data for 1998.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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 International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- 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
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.