Mauritania Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Economic Indicators For: Mauritania › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Ouguyia, MRO
Year of data: 2015 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 35
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2019
Date of Last Update: 17th March 2015
Population: 3,516,806 (July 2014 est.)
Area: total: 1,030,700 sq km ; land: 1,030,700 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Natural Resources: iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
Capital: name: Nouakchott ; geographic coordinates: 18 04 N, 15 58 W ; time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Mauritania's economy is dominated by natural resources and agriculture. Half the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though many of the nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Mauritania's extensive mineral resources include iron ore, gold, copper, gypsum, and phosphate rock and exploration is ongoing for uranium, crude oil, and natural gas. Extractive commodities make up 75% of Mauritania's total exports. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, and fishing accounts for 20% of budget revenues, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this key source of revenue. Risks to Mauritania's economy include its recurring exposure to droughts, dependence on foreign aid and investment, and insecurity in neighboring Mali, as well as significant shortages of infrastructure, institutional capacity, and human capital.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 868.286 Billion.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 1.908 %.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 1,539.20 Billion.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Mauritania in year 2015 is US$ 4.752 Billion.

GDP Deflator for Mauritania in year 2015 is 177.269 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 234,295.40 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 415,333.59 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Mauritania in year 2015 is US$ 1,282.33 .

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Mauritania in year 2015 is US$ 16.289 Billion.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Mauritania in year 2015 is US$ 4,395.33 .

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 0.014 %.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Mauritania in year 2015 is 94.494 .

Investment (% of GDP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 35.554 %.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 16.25 %.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 159.974 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 0.486 %.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 159.168 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Mauritania in year 2015 is -2.83 %.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Mauritania in year 2015 is -13.288 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Mauritania in year 2015 is -13.288 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 2.006 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 2.006 %.

Population for Mauritania in year 2015 is 3.706 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 460.209 Billions.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 29.899 %.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 513.687 Billions.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is 33.374 %.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO -53.478 Billions.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is -3.474 %.

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Mauritania in year 2015 is MRO 1,539.20 Billions.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Mauritania in year 2015 is US$ -0.917 Billion.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Mauritania in year 2015 is -19.304 %.