Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Final consumption expenditure was 70.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Mauritania is 70.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 116.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.5% | 0.0% | 70.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 69.4% | 116.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.8% | 85.1% | 110.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 57.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 72.1% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 59.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 65.3% | 73.5% | 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 70.0% 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 116.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.