Mauritania's gni per capita rose from US$970 in 1996 to US$2,210 in 2025.
Mauritania · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
137th of 181 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,460 in 1996 to intl $7,640 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
105th of 129 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$806.9 in 1996 to US$1,066 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
31st of 78 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Mauritania's gini index fell from 43.9 in 1987 to 32 in 2019.
Mauritania's income share held by highest 10% fell from 32.0 % in 1987 to 24.6 % in 2019.
Mauritania's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 4.2 % in 1987 to 7.8 % in 2019.
Poverty
Mauritania's extreme poverty fell from 50.8 % in 1987 to 10.2 % in 2019.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
55th of 62 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Mauritania's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 34.3 % in 2014 to 31.8 % in 2019.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mauritania.