GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: GDP per capita was 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 151st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,393 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,097 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,650 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,401 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,285 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,879 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,606 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,162 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,195 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,837 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 148 Djibouti 7,223 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 149 Cote d'Ivoire 7,015 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 150 Honduras 6,726 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 152 Congo 6,194 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 153 Kenya 5,995 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 154 Tuvalu 5,776 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Gross national expenditure 531.28 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 325.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 7.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 7.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 138.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 70.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 13.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 2.47 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 185.21 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Gdp per capita in Mauritania was 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,559 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,807 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.