Mauritania: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Mauritania's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 194.44 on 2024 (from 3,106 to 3,300).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +25.24 and a typical year strayed about 84.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 239.71 in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 212.33 in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Mauritania had the 104th highest value of the 129 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritania in the 2025 ranking

• Cambodia — 101st of 129: 3,964
• West Bank and Gaza — 102nd of 129: 3,910
• Cameroon — 103rd of 129: 3,597
• Comoros — 105th of 129: 3,033
• Congo, Rep. — 106th of 129: 2,746
• Senegal — 107th of 129: 2,739

What this measures

This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 36 values

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• Angola — 4,610 (2024)
• Benin — 2,578 (2025)
• Botswana — 7,467 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 1,731 (2025)
• Burundi — 578.51 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 6,404 (2025)
• Cameroon — 3,597 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania

• Changes in inventories (current US$) — US$2.03 billion (2025)
• Changes in inventories (current LCU) — 80.64 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$8.17 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 325.27 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 69.99% (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current US$) — US$13.35 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current LCU) — 531.28 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) — 114.32% (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.65 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritania's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

3,300 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 20.43% from 2,740 in 1990 (0.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,300 in 2025 and the lowest 2,175 in 1993.

How does Mauritania rank?

104th highest of 129 economies with data for 2025.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/explore/all/al… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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