Mauritania - GDP per capita

GDP per capita (current US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (current US$) in Mauritania was $1,701.99 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,892.09 in 2013 and $181.09 in 1963.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 $181.84
1962 $182.18
1963 $181.09
1964 $234.63
1965 $258.99
1966 $262.31
1967 $269.84
1968 $288.44
1969 $265.17
1970 $269.80
1971 $283.98
1972 $321.71
1973 $393.28
1974 $474.52
1975 $528.62
1976 $565.58
1977 $566.23
1978 $553.76
1979 $636.22
1980 $680.19
1981 $696.82
1982 $678.71
1983 $692.79
1984 $620.76
1985 $567.25
1986 $648.55
1987 $715.34
1988 $732.97
1989 $731.95
1990 $740.74
1991 $1,021.92
1992 $1,010.10
1993 $840.26
1994 $862.27
1995 $904.09
1996 $898.51
1997 $851.43
1998 $814.17
1999 $775.27
2000 $676.57
2001 $646.12
2002 $639.67
2003 $717.90
2004 $803.78
2005 $970.84
2006 $1,259.54
2007 $1,357.12
2008 $1,579.51
2009 $1,389.34
2010 $1,610.92
2011 $1,879.77
2012 $1,815.22
2013 $1,892.09
2014 $1,677.11
2015 $1,524.07
2016 $1,536.86
2017 $1,587.61
2018 $1,670.20
2019 $1,743.30
2020 $1,701.99

GDP per capita (current LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (current LCU) in Mauritania was 63,314.07 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63,963.18 in 2019 and a minimum value of 894.04 in 1963.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 897.72
1962 899.43
1963 894.04
1964 1,158.38
1965 1,278.63
1966 1,295.03
1967 1,332.20
1968 1,424.03
1969 1,377.31
1970 1,498.55
1971 1,574.00
1972 1,624.55
1973 1,753.16
1974 2,151.15
1975 2,278.57
1976 2,546.35
1977 2,581.28
1978 2,556.30
1979 2,919.79
1980 3,123.01
1981 3,365.33
1982 3,513.62
1983 3,797.29
1984 3,960.66
1985 4,372.65
1986 4,823.56
1987 5,284.81
1988 5,516.42
1989 6,078.89
1990 5,971.00
1991 8,374.25
1992 8,790.62
1993 10,150.88
1994 10,655.55
1995 11,732.20
1996 12,329.58
1997 12,929.15
1998 15,345.16
1999 16,243.03
2000 16,164.79
2001 16,516.58
2002 17,382.26
2003 18,882.92
2004 21,326.88
2005 25,785.57
2006 33,831.29
2007 35,093.47
2008 37,624.44
2009 36,451.52
2010 44,444.36
2011 52,843.79
2012 53,843.02
2013 56,891.86
2014 50,770.28
2015 49,482.34
2016 54,154.31
2017 56,836.48
2018 59,573.34
2019 63,963.18
2020 63,314.07

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) in Mauritania was 1,550 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,763 in 1970 and 1,132 in 1963.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 1,216
1962 1,189
1963 1,132
1964 1,403
1965 1,581
1966 1,538
1967 1,545
1968 1,652
1969 1,623
1970 1,763
1971 1,743
1972 1,679
1973 1,555
1974 1,693
1975 1,560
1976 1,644
1977 1,566
1978 1,513
1979 1,540
1980 1,546
1981 1,553
1982 1,473
1983 1,484
1984 1,396
1985 1,398
1986 1,438
1987 1,426
1988 1,412
1989 1,442
1990 1,379
1991 1,368
1992 1,358
1993 1,401
1994 1,324
1995 1,418
1996 1,463
1997 1,369
1998 1,371
1999 1,385
2000 1,296
2001 1,252
2002 1,234
2003 1,283
2004 1,307
2005 1,379
2006 1,585
2007 1,510
2008 1,462
2009 1,422
2010 1,417
2011 1,433
2012 1,454
2013 1,470
2014 1,489
2015 1,524
2016 1,500
2017 1,550
2018 1,575
2019 1,621
2020 1,550

GDP per capita (constant LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (constant LCU) in Mauritania was 52,857 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,126 in 1970 and a minimum value of 38,598 in 1963.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 41,468
1962 40,561
1963 38,598
1964 47,841
1965 53,921
1966 52,440
1967 52,690
1968 56,329
1969 55,332
1970 60,126
1971 59,426
1972 57,257
1973 53,032
1974 57,746
1975 53,187
1976 56,057
1977 53,414
1978 51,613
1979 52,525
1980 52,729
1981 52,971
1982 50,239
1983 50,621
1984 47,605
1985 47,672
1986 49,029
1987 48,629
1988 48,168
1989 49,158
1990 47,043
1991 46,655
1992 46,316
1993 47,789
1994 45,156
1995 48,345
1996 49,880
1997 46,670
1998 46,762
1999 47,243
2000 44,207
2001 42,682
2002 42,093
2003 43,764
2004 44,555
2005 47,013
2006 54,064
2007 51,500
2008 49,870
2009 48,489
2010 48,324
2011 48,880
2012 49,578
2013 50,135
2014 50,770
2015 51,974
2016 51,147
2017 52,844
2018 53,721
2019 55,279
2020 52,857

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in Mauritania was 5,390 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,570 in 2019 and 2,637 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,637
1991 2,704
1992 2,746
1993 2,900
1994 2,799
1995 3,059
1996 3,214
1997 3,061
1998 3,102
1999 3,179
2000 3,041
2001 3,001
2002 3,006
2003 3,183
2004 3,328
2005 3,621
2006 4,290
2007 4,197
2008 4,143
2009 4,059
2010 4,092
2011 4,226
2012 4,262
2013 4,481
2014 4,295
2015 4,200
2016 4,700
2017 5,109
2018 5,318
2019 5,570
2020 5,390

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) in Mauritania was 5,110 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,344 in 2019 and 4,069 in 2002.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2011 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 4,548
1991 4,510
1992 4,477
1993 4,620
1994 4,365
1995 4,674
1996 4,822
1997 4,512
1998 4,521
1999 4,567
2000 4,274
2001 4,126
2002 4,069
2003 4,231
2004 4,307
2005 4,545
2006 5,227
2007 4,979
2008 4,821
2009 4,688
2010 4,672
2011 4,725
2012 4,793
2013 4,847
2014 4,908
2015 5,024
2016 4,945
2017 5,109
2018 5,193
2019 5,344
2020 5,110

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts