Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania is 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 45.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 36.67 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1977.
That places Mauritania 148th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3451 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.3208 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4044 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.3% |
| 1979 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +306.2% |
| 1980 | 3.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +130.3% |
| 1981 | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 1982 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7608 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5781 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4649 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +127.8% |
| 1987 | 3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +250.9% |
| 1988 | 5.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 1989 | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.9% |
| 1990 | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +179.6% |
| 1991 | 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 24.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +311.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.7% |
| 1994 | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.6% |
| 1995 | 2.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8919 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 18.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +1954.9% |
| 2018 | 13.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 14.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 36.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +154.1% |
| 2021 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.4% |
| 2022 | 22.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +707.2% |
| 2023 | 33.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 2024 | 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1954.9% | 0.8919 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.33 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +707.2% | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.41 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5879 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4649 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8919 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 145 Afghanistan 18.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Oman 18.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 147 Argentina 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Burundi 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Nauru 16.63 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 151 Namibia 16.52 BoP, current 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.67 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 148th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.