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Mauritania

MR

Nouakchott · pop. 5M · Arabic · Mauritanian ouguiya

Trajectories

economic complexity

#127

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #110 in 1995.

2024 · −1.22

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995high−0.83
1996−1.07−0.24 pts
1997−2.09−1.02 pts
1998−1.51+0.59 pts
1999−1.15+0.35 pts
2000−1.32−0.17 pts
2001−1.53−0.22 pts
2002−1.54−0.01 pts
2003−1.41+0.14 pts
2004−1.59−0.18 pts
2005−1.68−0.09 pts
2006−2.17−0.49 pts
2007−2.24−0.07 pts
2008−2.36−0.12 pts
2009low−2.360 pts
2010−2.27+0.09 pts
2011−1.59+0.68 pts
2012−1.91−0.31 pts
2013−2.34−0.43 pts
2014−1.01+1.32 pts
2015−1.91−0.89 pts
2016−1.74+0.17 pts
2017−1.86−0.11 pts
2018−1.51+0.35 pts
2019−1.78−0.27 pts
2020−1.43+0.36 pts
2021−1.53−0.10 pts
2022−1.70−0.17 pts
2023−1.31+0.39 pts
2024latest−1.22+0.09 pts

economic momentum

$2,110

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $2,110

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$772
1991$1,062+37.5%
1992$1,036−2.4%
1993$850−18.0%
1994$865+1.8%
1995$905+4.6%
1996$904−0.1%
1997$859−5.0%
1998$821−4.4%
1999$781−4.9%
2000$681−12.9%
2001$652−4.3%
2002low$649−0.5%
2003$732+12.8%
2004$824+12.5%
2005$999+21.3%
2006$1,301+30.2%
2007$1,405+8.0%
2008$1,636+16.4%
2009$1,435−12.2%
2010$1,660+15.6%
2011$1,931+16.3%
2012$1,859−3.7%
2013$1,934+4.0%
2014$1,713−11.4%
2015$1,555−9.2%
2016$1,566+0.7%
2017$1,615+3.1%
2018$1,723+6.7%
2019$1,767+2.6%
2020$1,796+1.6%
2021$1,948+8.5%
2022$1,960+0.6%
2023high$2,136+8.9%
2024latest$2,110−1.2%

prices

2.5%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.5%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19906.6%
19915.6%−0.97 pts
199210.1%+4.51 pts
19939.4%−0.77 pts
19944.1%−5.24 pts
19956.5%+2.42 pts
19964.7%−1.86 pts
19974.6%−0.06 pts
19988.0%+3.41 pts
19994.1%−3.96 pts
20003.3%−0.82 pts
20014.7%+1.46 pts
20023.9%−0.82 pts
20035.2%+1.26 pts
200410.4%+5.22 pts
2005high12.1%+1.76 pts
20066.2%−5.88 pts
20077.3%+1.01 pts
20087.3%+0.09 pts
20092.2%−5.13 pts
20106.3%+4.06 pts
20115.7%−0.60 pts
20124.9%−0.78 pts
20134.1%−0.77 pts
20143.5%−0.59 pts
20153.3%−0.28 pts
2016low1.5%−1.78 pts
20172.3%+0.78 pts
20183.1%+0.81 pts
20192.3%−0.77 pts
20202.4%+0.09 pts
20213.6%+1.18 pts
20229.5%+5.96 pts
20235.0%−4.57 pts
2024latest2.5%−2.46 pts

demographic curve

4.6 children per woman

High fertility: the population is still expanding fast. Fell from 6.7 in 1980.

2024 · 4.6

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.1
19616.2+0.8%
19626.2+0.7%
19636.3+1.1%
19646.4+0.9%
19656.4+1.2%
19666.5+1.1%
19676.6+0.8%
19686.6+0.5%
19696.6+0.6%
19706.7+0.5%
19716.7+0.3%
19726.7+0.1%
19736.7+0.2%
19746.7+0.2%
19756.7−0.3%
19766.7+0.2%
1977high6.7+0.1%
19786.7−0.1%
19796.7−0.4%
19806.7−0.5%
19816.6−0.5%
19826.6−0.7%
19836.5−0.7%
19846.5−0.9%
19856.4−0.9%
19866.3−1.2%
19876.3−1.1%
19886.2−0.9%
19896.2−0.3%
19906.2−0.3%
19916.2−0.3%
19926.1−0.5%
19936.1−0.5%
19946.1−0.6%
19956.0−1.6%
19965.9−1.7%
19975.7−2.0%
19985.6−2.1%
19995.5−1.8%
20005.5−1.2%
20015.4−0.9%
20025.4−0.6%
20035.4−0.2%
20045.4+0.2%
20055.40.0%
20065.4+0.5%
20075.4+0.4%
20085.4+0.2%
20095.4−0.6%
20105.4−0.4%
20115.4−0.1%
20125.4−0.5%
20135.3−0.7%
20145.3−1.1%
20155.2−1.0%
20165.2−1.0%
20175.1−1.0%
20185.0−1.2%
20195.0−1.2%
20204.9−1.4%
20214.8−1.3%
20224.8−1.6%
20234.7−1.5%
2024latest4.6−1.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    5M
    122 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $11B
    145 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,136
    131 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $277M
    116 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.3%
    41 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.0M km²
    31 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    5.0 /km²
    163 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    68.5 yr
    127 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    37%
    135 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.97 t
    114 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    61%
    93 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.6
    11 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    3.8%
    87 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.9%
    101 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.0%
    120 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    26
    157 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    9%
    61 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. gini inequality
    32.0
    43 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  19. youth unemployment
    23%
    135 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    60%
    95 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.13
    116 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    30
    117 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    32.3
    79 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.563
    134 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    155K
    40 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    38K
    34 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data