Mauritania

Economy

• GDP

  : 11.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 2198 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.0 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 40.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 7676 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.29 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 1.5 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 10.3 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 22.9 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 39.9 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 54.2 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -1.7 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -9.6 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 2.0 B$ (2021)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 13.2 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 10.2 % (2019)

• Agriculture

  : 20.0 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 29.7 % (2025)

• Services

  : 42.4 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 5.3 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.8 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -5 044 (2025)

• Population density

  : 4.87 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 68.7 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 4.62 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 34.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.41 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 61.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 38.5 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 1.2 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 3.1 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 86.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.9 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 155 193 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 7.6 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.3 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 32.0 (2019)

• Internet users

  : 45.8 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 92.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 52.2 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 77.3 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 6 $ (2019)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 24.6 % (2019)

• Primary school completion

  : 51.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 4.9 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 342.1 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 21.3 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 38.5 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 21 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 2.2 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 3.00 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.97 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 19.6 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 19.4 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 0.3 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 24.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 78.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 18.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 10.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 7.7 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 4.8 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 1.39 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 7.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 35.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 14.4 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 312.8 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 86.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 93.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 36.9 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 381.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 18.7 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 39.7 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 35.0 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 5.2 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 9.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 40.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.26 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.40 (2006)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 87.6 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 50.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.2 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.93 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.74 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 1.00 (2020)

• Political stability

  : -0.56 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.86 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.78 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.93 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 27.0 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.83 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 22.7 % (2019)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 27.6 % (2015)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 1.4 B$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 54.0 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 34.4 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.47 (2025)