Mauritania - Economy
How is the economy of Mauritania? Based on the information we have, Mauritania has a lower middle-income West African economy; primarily agrarian; rising urbanization; poor property rights; systemic corruption; endemic social and workforce tensions; wide-scale terrorism; foreign over-fishing; environmentally fragile. Key agricultural products in this country include: rice, milk, sorghum, goat milk, sheep milk, lamb/mutton, beef, camel meat, camel milk, dates (2022).
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Labor force 1.179 million (2023 est.)
Industrial production growth rate -0.48% (2023 est.)
Industries fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper)
Population below poverty line 31.8% (2019 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 27.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2021 36.063 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 37.189 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 36.691 (2019 est.)
Exchange rates 2018 35.678 (2018 est.)
Exchange rates 2017 35.794 (2017 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 31 December 2017 $4.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
Debt - external 31 December 2016 $3.899 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 $2.039 billion (2021 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 $1.493 billion (2020 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019 $1.029 billion (2019 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2022 -$1.424 billion (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021 -$807.862 million (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2020 -$576.175 million (2020 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2017 96.6% of GDP (2017 est.)
Budget
Revenues $1.617 billion (2019 est.)
Expenditures $1.407 billion (2019 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Remittances
Remittances 2023 0.57% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022 1.12% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 0.14% of GDP (2021 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 3.1% (2019 est.)
Highest 10% 24.6% (2019 est.)
Imports
Imports 2022 $5.77 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $4.312 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $3.675 billion (2020 est.)
Imports (partners) China 18%, Spain 7%, Morocco 6%, UAE 6%, Indonesia 6% (2022)
Comodities Imports force refined petroleum, iron pipes, wheat, raw sugar, palm oil (2022)
Exports
Imports 2022 $5.77 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $4.312 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $3.675 billion (2020 est.)
Exports (partners) China 24%, Canada 12%, UAE 12%, Spain 9%, Turkey 6% (2022)
Comodities Exports force gold, iron ore, fish, processed crustaceans, animal meal (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 $30.395 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $29.4 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $27.635 billion (2021 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $10.453 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2023 $6,300 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022 $6,200 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $6,000 (2021 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 27.8% (2017 est.)
Industry 29.3% (2017 est.)
Services 42.9% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 64.9% (2017 est.)
Government consumption 21.8% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 56.1% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories -3.2% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services 39% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services -78.6% (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2023 10.51% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022 10.6% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 11.07% (2021 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 23.7% (2023 est.)
Male 20.3% (2023 est.)
Female 30.9% (2023 est.)
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Mauritania is found in Western Africa