SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 0.5389 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Mauritania is 0.5389 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 9.54 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 1.53 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.9002 units per person | -41.1% |
| 1972 | 2.01 units per person | +123.0% |
| 1973 | 2.13 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.94 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 1.59 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 1.05 units per person | -33.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5294 units per person | -49.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6455 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 1.17 units per person | +80.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8594 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0071 units per person | -99.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4561 units per person | +6355.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0178 units per person | -96.1% |
| 1985 | 2.54 units per person | +14162.2% |
| 1986 | 1.78 units per person | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 9.54 units per person | +436.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0363 units per person | -99.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0622 units per person | +71.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4155 units per person | +568.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0569 units per person | -86.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0395 units per person | -30.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0651 units per person | +64.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -99.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0243 units per person | +34257.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6013 units per person | +2374.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1458 units per person | -75.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 units per person | -94.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1409 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0734 units per person | -47.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0758 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 units per person | -39.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 units per person | -78.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0487 units per person | +395.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0161 units per person | -66.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 units per person | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0416 units per person | +89.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0578 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 units per person | -58.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4334 units per person | +1692.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9631 units per person | +122.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5996 units per person | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3519 units per person | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2925 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1395 units per person | -52.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4952 units per person | +254.8% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +102.0% |
| 2019 | 0.369 units per person | -63.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 units per person | +299.2% |
| 2021 | 2.42 units per person | +64.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0783 units per person | -96.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3769 units per person | +381.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6739 units per person | +78.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5389 units per person | -20.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5389 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.46 units per person, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5389 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.59 units per person, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +34257.9% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0243 units per person |
| 1985 | +14162.2% | 0.0178 units per person | 2.54 units per person |
| 1983 | +6355.2% | 0.0071 units per person | 0.4561 units per person |
| 1996 | +2374.0% | 0.0243 units per person | 0.6013 units per person |
| 2011 | +1692.8% | 0.0242 units per person | 0.4334 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.35 units per person | 0.5294 units per person | 2.13 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 units per person | 0 units per person | 9.54 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1356 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.6013 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0532 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.1409 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4668 units per person | 0.0242 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9267 units per person | 0.0783 units per person | 2.42 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Mauritania was 0.5389 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. 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 SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, 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.
SDRs holdings, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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
SDRs holdings, 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.