Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
123rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
All-time low
219.36 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania is 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 219.36 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 123rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 219.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 249.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 232.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 226.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 234.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 228.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 273.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 276.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 264.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 278.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 275.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 377.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1973 | 341.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 549.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | +61.0% |
| 1975 | 589.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 874.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 1977 | 741.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 572.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 520.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 512.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 615.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 711.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 672.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 617.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 605.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 667.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 571.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 505.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 456.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 466.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 384.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 313.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 286.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 263.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 300.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 299.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 275.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 285 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 293.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 352.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 376.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 348.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 428.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 630.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 2005 | 777.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 612.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 671.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 730.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 664.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 764.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 844.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1,069 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 987.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 814.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 735.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 692.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 771.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1,027 constant 2015 US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 1,063 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,037 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 974.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1,090 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 1,055 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,100 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 219.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | 276.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 512.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 275.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | 874.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 593.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | 456.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 711.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 316.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 263.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | 466.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 559.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 348.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | 777.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 876.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | 692.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,069 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,063 constant 2015 US$ per person | 974.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 120 Palestine 1,213 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 1,177 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 122 Laos 1,132 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 1,045 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 125 Guinea 1,030 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 126 Lesotho 949.98 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 imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Mauritania was 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 219.36 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 123rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported 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 imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported 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 imported 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.