Price level index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Price level index was 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, price level index in Mauritania stood at 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Mauritania peaked at 89.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1992 and was at its lowest, 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 179th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 89.35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 89.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 68.83 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 68.29 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.39 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 64.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 59.88 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 51.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 47.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 41.18 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 39.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 37.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 40.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 42.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 46.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 47.07 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 57.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 53.29 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 52.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 47.03 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 45.52 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 40.88 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 35.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 33.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 34.6 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 33.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.07 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.59 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 33.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 31.04 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 47.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 89.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.56 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 37.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 57.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.54 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 53.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 176 Azerbaijan 31.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 177 Algeria 31.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 178 Indonesia 30.74 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 30.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 181 Myanmar 29.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 182 Madagascar 29.04 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 974.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 38,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 993.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Mauritania?
- Price level index in Mauritania was 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1992.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for price level index?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.