Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Final consumption expenditure was 7.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Mauritania is 7.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 124.0% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 38.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -13.3%, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | -3.1% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | -13.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1% | -9.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -11.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 0.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -0.1% | 7.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- DEC alternative conversion factor 39.79 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 280.89 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 36.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 926.78 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -58.59 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 86,998 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,210 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 462.40 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Mauritania?
- Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania was 7.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.3% in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.