Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita was 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (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 primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania is 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.1% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 84.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
Mauritania ranks 162nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 47.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.3% |
| 1977 | 35.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1978 | 21.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 1979 | 29.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 29.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 46.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.6% |
| 1982 | 41.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 44.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 28.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 56.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.3% |
| 1986 | 67.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 50.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1988 | 48.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 29.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.5% |
| 1990 | 25.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 17.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 14.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 44.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +213.8% |
| 1994 | 21.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 21.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 19.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 83.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +508.4% |
| 2013 | 84.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 64.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 43.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2017 | 39.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 40.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 41.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 43.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 50.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 32.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.8% |
| 2024 | 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.62 BoP, current US$ per person, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +508.4% | 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 83.68 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +213.8% | 14.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.89 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 44.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 India 70.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 160 Nigeria 63.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 161 Burkina Faso 61.67 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 163 Kiribati 52.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 164 Kyrgyzstan 50.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 165 South Sudan 48.67 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.