Mauritania

Country in Africa

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 31 (2023). World rank 173 of 198; in Africa, 45 of 53. Services, share of GDP: 42.4% (2025). World rank 176 of 200; in Africa, 34 of 51. Women in work or seeking work: 26.2% (2025). World rank 169 of 186; in Africa, 46 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $6.2B → $11.7B, GDP per person $1,559 → $2,198, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $3,978 → $7,676.

Size and growth

GDP: $11.7B 2025
GDP per person: $2,198 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $7,676 2025
GDP growth per year: +4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $2,210 2025
Inflation: +1.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 31 2023

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 19.9% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 29.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 42.4% 2025
Unemployment: 10.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 22.9% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 26.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 39.9% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 54.2% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -9.6% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +5.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.9% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 32 2019
Living on under $3 a day: 10.2% 2019