Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 55.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
55.4%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
120th
of 184 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 1986
All-time low
9.7%
in 1962
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 55.4%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 81.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1962.
That places Mauritania 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.8% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | -66.1% |
| 1962 | 9.7% | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 25.5% | +161.4% |
| 1964 | 38.7% | +52.2% |
| 1965 | 46.5% | +20.1% |
| 1966 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 49.0% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 47.7% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 44.9% | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 47.3% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 61.2% | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 63.9% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 68.4% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 70.2% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 61.6% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | +32.4% |
| 1987 | 78.5% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 69.9% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 77.4% | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 9.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 44.9% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 61.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 57.4% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 59.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 53.5% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.4% | 57.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 117 Viet Nam 55.9% compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 55.9% compare
- 119 Canada 55.6% compare
- 121 Malta 54.7% compare
- 122 Uzbekistan 54.4% compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 54.0% 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 share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 55.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1962.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.