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Mauritania

MR · MRT · #28 · 8 cities

Nomad score 35/100 Compare

Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$9,330
GDP (2031)
$17.0B
GDP growth (2031)
3.0% →
Inflation (2031)
4.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
10.3% ↑
Population (2031)
5.3M
Population growth (2031)
2.2% ↑
Gini index (2019)
32.0
Government debt (2031)
40.8% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-6.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.4B
Life expectancy (2024)
68.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
45.8%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
92.1/100
Trade openness (2025)
94.0% of GDP
Exchange rate (2023)
36.49/USD
Foreign reserves (2021)
$2.0B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
40.8% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-6.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.4B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2019)
0.32
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.83/1k
Services sector (2025)
42.4% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
11.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
12.3
ICT service exports (2024)
1.2%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $17.0B $9,330 3.0% 4.0% - 5.3M - 40.8% -6.3% - - - - -
2030 * $17.4B $9,099 3.0% 4.0% - 5.2M - 37.9% -6.3% - - - - -
2029 * $16.9B $9,083 4.9% 4.0% - 5.1M - 37.0% -5.9% - - - - -
2028 * $16.0B $8,788 5.7% 4.0% - 4.9M - 37.3% -5.4% - - - - -
2027 * $15.1B $8,442 4.5% 4.1% - 4.8M - 37.6% -6.4% - - - - -
2026 * $14.4B $8,239 4.4% 4.1% - 4.7M - 37.1% -6.5% - - - - -
2025 $12.3B $7,676 4.2% 1.6% 10.3% 4.6M - 40.1% -5.8% - - - - -
2024 $11.0B $7,379 6.3% 2.5% 10.3% 4.5M - 45.1% -9.4% $1.4B 68.7 - 45.8% -
2023 $10.7B $6,972 6.8% 4.9% 10.4% 4.4M - 48.6% -8.7% $848.4M 68.5 4.3% 45.0% 36.49
2022 $9.6B $6,484 6.8% 9.6% 10.5% 4.3M - 50.3% -14.9% $1.4B 68.3 4.7% 42.5% 36.94
2021 $9.1B $5,837 0.7% 3.6% 11.1% 4.2M - 54.5% -8.6% $1.1B 66.8 3.8% 35.6% 36.06
2020 $8.5B $5,741 -0.4% 2.4% 11.1% 4.1M - 56.5% -6.8% $927.9M 66.8 3.0% 29.9% 37.19
2019 $7.9B $5,610 3.1% 2.3% 10.4% 4.1M 32.0 57.7% -10.5% -$883.6M 67.6 3.1% 25.1% 36.69
2018 $7.5B $5,429 4.8% 3.1% 10.4% 4.0M - 59.2% -13.1% $772.9M 67.4 2.9% 23.0% 35.68
2017 $6.8B $5,353 6.3% 2.3% 10.3% 3.9M - 55.7% -10.0% $588.2M 67.1 3.4% 21.0% 35.79
2016 $6.4B $4,683 1.3% 1.5% 10.3% 3.8M - 57.6% -11.0% $271.1M 66.8 3.2% 19.2% 35.24
2015 $6.2B $3,978 5.4% 2.7% 10.1% 3.7M - 59.9% -15.5% $501.7M 66.5 3.7% 17.6% 32.47
2014 $6.6B $3,865 4.3% 3.8% 10.0% 3.6M 32.6 49.5% -22.2% $502.6M 66.2 3.5% 11.8% 30.27
2013 $7.3B $3,831 4.2% 4.1% 9.9% 3.5M - 40.7% -17.2% $1.1B 65.9 2.9% 6.2% 30.07
2012 $6.7B $3,465 4.5% 4.9% 9.9% 3.5M - 39.3% -18.8% $1.4B 65.8 2.7% 5.0% 29.66
2011 $6.8B $3,271 4.2% 5.7% 10.0% 3.4M - 38.8% -3.8% $588.7M 65.8 2.5% 4.5% 28.11
2010 $5.6B $3,178 2.6% 6.3% 10.1% 3.3M - 43.9% -6.3% $130.5M 65.7 2.6% 4.0% 27.59
2009 $4.7B $3,159 0.1% 2.1% 10.2% 3.2M - 54.3% -10.4% -$3.1M 65.5 3.1% 2.3% 26.24
2008 $5.1B $3,236 -0.3% 7.5% 9.7% 3.1M 35.7 57.2% -9.3% $342.8M 65.2 3.0% 1.9% 23.82
2007 $4.3B $3,278 -2.0% 7.3% 9.5% 3.0M - 61.5% -9.4% $139.4M 64.9 2.9% 1.4% 25.86
2006 $4.0B $3,342 18.3% 6.2% 9.3% 3.0M - 38.0% 3.7% $154.6M 64.5 2.7% 1.0% 26.86
2005 $2.9B $2,809 8.6% 12.1% 9.6% 3.0M - 71.1% -29.9% $811.9M 63.9 3.4% 0.7% 26.55
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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