Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 78.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary income 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 secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania is 78.07 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 368.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 120.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 16.68 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 155th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 68.53 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 120.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.6% |
| 1977 | 96.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1978 | 117.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 91.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 1980 | 89.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 82.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 64.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 55.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 67.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 82.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 73.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 64.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 66.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 68.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 61.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 59.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 75.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 50.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 50.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 40.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 92.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +125.1% |
| 1997 | 65.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 80.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 16.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.9% |
| 2013 | 19.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 16.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 22.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 21.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 66.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +204.3% |
| 2018 | 52.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 77.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 77.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 76.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 69.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 78.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 78.07 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 197.03 BoP, current US$ per person, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 78.07 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +204.3% | 21.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.2 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 71.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 89.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 64 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 96.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 96.87 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Togo 91.19 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 154 Russia 85.92 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 73.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 157 South Africa 72.65 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 158 Laos 72.03 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 secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 78.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 120.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 368.0%. 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 Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.