Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Value of exported goods and services, per capita was 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
132nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
817.08 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1983
All-time low
138.01 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania stood at 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 817.08 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 138.01 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 132nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 138.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 139.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 254.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | +83.2% |
| 1964 | 572.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +124.5% |
| 1965 | 590.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 611.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 630.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 632.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 627.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 635.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 626.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 776.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1973 | 695.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 739.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 524.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | -29.1% |
| 1976 | 554.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 510.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 536.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 593.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 607.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 727.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 648.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 817.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 741.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 794.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 789.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 701.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 726.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 643.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 558.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 577.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 535.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 494.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 501.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 507.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 492.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 401.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 360.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 353.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 363.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 373.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 338.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 259.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 321.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 313.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 559.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +78.3% |
| 2007 | 514.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 491.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 487.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 487.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 471.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 483.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 474.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 472.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 470.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 454.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 472.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 467.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 518.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 457.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 386.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 438.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 441.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 480.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 513.69 constant 2015 US$ per person, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 272.68 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +124.5% | 254.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 572.32 constant 2015 US$ per person |
| 1963 | +83.2% | 139.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | 254.94 constant 2015 US$ per person |
| 2006 | +78.3% | 313.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 559.46 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 466.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | 138.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 632.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 619.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 510.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | 776.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 719.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 607.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 817.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 478.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | 353.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 577.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 402.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | 259.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | 559.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 477.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | 454.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 518.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 444.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 386.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | 480.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 129 Venezuela 572.41 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 130 India 513.69 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 131 Palestine 488.94 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 133 Kyrgyzstan 441.01 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 134 Senegal 434.59 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 135 Lesotho 409.71 constant 2015 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 value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania?
- Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania was 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 817.08 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.01 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for value of exported goods and services, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Value of exported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of exported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of exported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
Value of exported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.