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Mauritania

Mauritania is a $11.7B economy (2025), growing 4.0% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 1.5%. 21 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.

USD/MRU

40.20

Mauritanian ouguiya

WB pipeline

$140M

3 projects to the Board

Data

Economy

GDP · 2025

$11.7B

+7.4% vs 2024

2010: $5.6B2011: $6.8B2012: $6.7B2013: $7.2B2014: $6.6B2015: $6.2B2016: $6.4B2017: $6.8B2018: $7.5B2019: $7.9B2020: $8.3B2021: $9.2B2022: $9.6B2023: $10.7B2024: $10.9B2025: $11.7B
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GDP growth · 2025

4.0%

−2.3 pts vs 2024

2010: 2.6%2011: 4.2%2012: 4.5%2013: 4.2%2014: 4.3%2015: 5.4%2016: 1.3%2017: 6.3%2018: 4.8%2019: 3.1%2020: -0.4%2021: 0.7%2022: 6.8%2023: 6.8%2024: 6.3%2025: 4.0%
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GDP per capita · 2025

$2.2K

+4.4% vs 2024

2010: $1.7K2011: $1.9K2012: $1.9K2013: $1.9K2014: $1.7K2015: $1.6K2016: $1.6K2017: $1.6K2018: $1.7K2019: $1.8K2020: $1.8K2021: $1.9K2022: $2K2023: $2.1K2024: $2.1K2025: $2.2K
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Inflation · 2025

1.5%

−0.9 pts vs 2024

2010: 6.3%2011: 5.7%2012: 4.9%2013: 4.1%2014: 3.5%2015: 3.3%2016: 1.5%2017: 2.3%2018: 3.1%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.4%2021: 3.6%2022: 9.5%2023: 5.0%2024: 2.5%2025: 1.5%
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Unemployment · 2025

10.3%

+0.1 pts vs 2024

2010: 10.1%2011: 10.0%2012: 9.9%2013: 9.9%2014: 10.0%2015: 10.1%2016: 10.3%2017: 10.3%2018: 10.4%2019: 10.4%2020: 11.1%2021: 11.1%2022: 10.5%2023: 10.4%2024: 10.3%2025: 10.3%
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Population · 2025

5.3M

+2.8% vs 2024

2010: 3.4M2011: 3.5M2012: 3.6M2013: 3.7M2014: 3.8M2015: 4M2016: 4.1M2017: 4.2M2018: 4.3M2019: 4.5M2020: 4.6M2021: 4.7M2022: 4.9M2023: 5M2024: 5.2M2025: 5.3M
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Agriculture share · 2025

20.0%

+0.6 pts vs 2024

2010: 16.7%2011: 14.5%2012: 16.1%2013: 16.3%2014: 18.8%2015: 20.6%2016: 21.7%2017: 22.7%2018: 23.7%2019: 20.0%2020: 19.2%2021: 19.1%2022: 21.2%2023: 19.2%2024: 19.3%2025: 20.0%
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Data

Debt, rates and money

Government debt

Not published by source

External debt · 2024

41.8%

−1.2 pts vs 2023

2010: 64.0%2011: 56.6%2012: 65.4%2013: 64.4%2014: 71.5%2015: 83.4%2016: 80.9%2017: 78.2%2018: 70.3%2019: 69.0%2020: 69.7%2021: 52.7%2022: 48.0%2023: 43.0%2024: 41.8%
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Debt service · 2024

9.7%

+0.3 pts vs 2023

2010: 5.2%2011: 4.4%2012: 5.2%2013: 5.8%2014: 10.9%2015: 14.2%2016: 15.0%2017: 15.7%2018: 17.4%2019: 14.0%2020: 10.0%2021: 12.4%2022: 8.0%2023: 9.4%2024: 9.7%
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Import cover · 2021

5.4 mo

+0.8 mo vs 2020

2012: 2.6 mo2013: 2.7 mo2014: 2.0 mo2015: 3.5 mo2016: 3.8 mo2017: 3.5 mo2018: 3.3 mo2019: 3.2 mo2020: 4.6 mo2021: 5.4 mo

Lending rate · 2017

17.0%

+0.0 pts vs 2016

2010: 17.0%2011: 17.0%2012: 17.0%2013: 17.0%2014: 17.0%2015: 17.0%2016: 17.0%2017: 17.0%

Private credit · 2019

22.7%

+0.7 pts vs 2018

2010: 18.3%2011: 16.6%2012: 16.8%2013: 18.3%2014: 19.5%2015: 21.1%2016: 20.3%2017: 21.1%2018: 22.0%2019: 22.7%

FX (annual avg) · 2023

36.5

−1.2% vs 2022

2010: 27.62011: 28.12012: 29.72013: 30.12014: 30.32015: 32.52016: 35.22017: 35.82018: 35.72019: 36.72020: 37.22021: 36.12022: 36.92023: 36.5
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Data

Capital flows

FDI inflows · 2024

$1.4B

+69.8% vs 2023

2010: $130.5M2011: $588.7M2012: $1.4B2013: $1.1B2014: $502.6M2015: $501.7M2016: $271.1M2017: $588.2M2018: $772.9M2019: $-883.6M2020: $927.9M2021: $1.1B2022: $1.4B2023: $848.4M2024: $1.4B
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Remittances · 2024

$94.5M

−43.6% vs 2023

2017: $77.2M2018: $60.4M2019: $64.5M2020: $168.7M2021: $13.2M2022: $109.3M2023: $167.7M2024: $94.5M
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Data

Trade

Exports · 2025

39.9%

−1.6 pts vs 2024

2010: 45.7%2011: 50.2%2012: 48.3%2013: 45.5%2014: 37.4%2015: 30.2%2016: 33.9%2017: 34.5%2018: 36.6%2019: 42.4%2020: 41.4%2021: 39.9%2022: 39.7%2023: 38.4%2024: 41.4%2025: 39.9%
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Current account · 2024

-9.6%

−0.5 pts vs 2023

2012: -18.2%2013: -17.5%2014: -22.3%2015: -15.5%2016: -11.0%2017: -10.4%2018: -13.0%2019: -10.5%2020: -7.0%2021: -8.8%2022: -14.9%2023: -9.0%2024: -9.6%
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Data

Technology

Internet use · 2024

45.8%

+0.8 pts vs 2023

2010: 4.0%2011: 4.5%2012: 5.0%2013: 6.2%2014: 11.8%2015: 17.6%2016: 19.2%2017: 21.0%2018: 23.0%2019: 25.1%2020: 29.9%2021: 35.6%2022: 42.5%2023: 45.0%2024: 45.8%
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Mobile subscriptions · 2024

92

+1.4% vs 2023

2010: 822011: 952012: 1112013: 1072014: 982015: 922016: 882017: 972018: 1052019: 1052020: 1262021: 1382022: 1102023: 912024: 92
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Data

Climate and energy

Electricity access · 2024

52.2%

+1.9 pts vs 2023

2010: 34.2%2011: 35.3%2012: 36.4%2013: 37.6%2014: 38.8%2015: 39.5%2016: 41.2%2017: 42.9%2018: 43.6%2019: 44.9%2020: 45.4%2021: 47.7%2022: 49.0%2023: 50.3%2024: 52.2%
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Renewable share · 2022

19.6%

−2.5 pts vs 2021

2010: 34.0%2011: 33.3%2012: 31.9%2013: 35.1%2014: 31.0%2015: 28.3%2016: 31.7%2017: 25.5%2018: 21.6%2019: 21.2%2020: 20.9%2021: 22.1%2022: 19.6%
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Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print

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World Bank lending to Mauritania

3 in the pipeline · 17 active · commitments as published by the Bank.

ProjectThemeStatusBoard dateCommitment
Mauritania Agriculture Value Chains Development ProjectP518954Water & agriculturePipelineSept 2027$50M
Mauritania Jobs through Accelerating MSMEs, Skills Development and Capital AccessP518718Finance & fiscalPipelineMar 2027$50M
Mauritania Second Reforms for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth DPFP513420OtherPipelineNov 2026$40M
Mauritania Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP)P516582Transport & urbanActiveJun 2026—
Mauritania Improving Education Quality, Results, and Access for All Operation (IQRAA)P509243Health & educationActiveJun 2026$40M
Mauritania Resilience and Productive Safety Nets Program (MRPSNP)P508831Climate & energyActiveJun 2026$30M
Mauritania First Reforms for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth DPFP511001Climate & energyActiveNov 2025$30M
Mauritania Public Spending EfficiencyP506443Finance & fiscalActiveJun 2025$50M
Development of Energy Resources and Mining Sector Support Phase 1 ProjectP179383Climate & energyActiveMar 2025$82.5M
West Africa Regional Electricity Market Program (WA-REMP) MPA Phase 1 - Mauritania Transmission Corridor ProjectP505173Climate & energyActiveJan 2025$129M
Social Safety Net System Project II second Additional FinancingP181523Social protectionActiveApr 2024$26M
Mauritania Health System Support ProjectP179558Health & educationActiveMar 2024$52.3M
Mauritania Fiscal Management and Resilience Development Policy Financing with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown OptionP179263Climate & energyActiveFeb 2024$48M
Decentralization and Productive Intermediate Cities Support Project AFP181311Transport & urbanActiveNov 2023$25M
Mauritania Agriculture Development and Innovation Support ProjectP168847Water & agricultureActiveNov 2022$50M
Second Additional Financing for the Mauritania COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Project (SPRP)P178100Health & educationActiveDec 2021$20M
Additional Financing for the Mauritania COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Project (SPRP)P176526OtherActiveJun 2021$15M
Additional Financing for the Social Safety Net System Project IIP175778Social protectionActiveApr 2021—
Decentralization and Productive Intermediate Cities Support ProjectP169332Transport & urbanActiveMar 2020$57.5M
Social Safety Net System Project IIP171125Social protectionActiveMar 2020$45M

Source: World Bank Projects & Operations

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