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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mauritania: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Mauritania is placed 160th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 6,559 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 18.89 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
160th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 6,559GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 18.89Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -1.216Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 27.31Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mauritania on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
6,559
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Mauritania: 6,559. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Africa
- 10,396 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 15,883 · Mali 2,993 · Senegal 4,669
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Mauritania’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
18.89
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Mauritania: 18.89. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.24 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Mali 9.402 · Senegal 18.8
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.216
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 127th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Mauritania: -1.216. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Africa
- -0.507 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Algeria -0.978 · Mali -0.961 · Senegal -0.507
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
27.31
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Mauritania: 27.31. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Africa
- 81.24 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 35.29 · Mali 54.75 · Senegal 76.46
02Over time
Which way Mauritania is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
MauritaniaWorld median
Mauritania rose from 5,009 in 2000 to 6,559 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Mauritania World median 2025 6,559 17,265 2024 6,483 18,108 2023 6,276 17,686 2022 6,053 16,933 2021 5,837 16,260 2020 5,963 15,631 2019 6,162 16,761 2018 6,154 16,349 2017 6,051 16,129 2016 5,866 15,512 2015 5,970 14,857 2014 5,838 14,475 2013 5,770 14,681 2012 5,716 14,631 2011 5,653 13,916 2010 5,606 14,101 2009 5,640 13,655 2008 5,813 14,030 2007 6,003 13,755 2006 6,285 12,983 2005 5,446 12,023 2004 5,139 11,608 2003 5,024 11,183 2002 4,807 11,144 2001 4,847 10,907 2000 5,009 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
MauritaniaWorld median
Mauritania rose from -1.318 in 2000 to -1.216 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Mauritania World median 2024 -1.216 0.1310 2023 -1.306 0.0710 2022 -1.696 0.0580 2021 -1.530 0.0010 2020 -1.427 0.0470 2019 -1.783 0.0300 2018 -1.508 -0.0150 2017 -1.856 0.0080 2016 -1.741 -0.0660 2015 -1.908 -0.0600 2014 -1.015 -0.0190 2013 -2.339 0.0140 2012 -1.907 0.0060 2011 -1.593 -0.0140 2010 -2.273 -0.0020 2009 -2.363 0.0990 2008 -2.360 0.0700 2007 -2.242 -0.0080 2006 -2.170 0.0740 2005 -1.681 0.0510 2004 -1.590 0.0505 2003 -1.406 0.0450 2002 -1.544 0.0100 2001 -1.534 0.0470 2000 -1.318 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
MauritaniaWorld median
Mauritania rose from 17.46 in 2011 to 27.31 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Mauritania World median 2024 27 73 2021 — 74 2017 21 59 2014 23 52 2011 17 37
03In context
Mauritania beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Mauritania and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal | =120th | 4,669 | 18.8 | -0.507 | 76.46 |
 Algeria | 137th | 15,883 | — | -0.978 | 35.29 |
 Mali | 158th | 2,993 | 9.402 | -0.961 | 54.75 |
| Mauritania | 160th | 6,559 | 18.89 | -1.216 | 27.31 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Mauritania in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mauritania is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Mauritania does better than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38924.268.389▲ Improved since 2012
Mauritania: 24.26 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 6th of 118 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23145.03106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Mauritania: 145.03 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 10th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08116.51106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Mauritania: 116.51 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 54th of 195 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.9661.451▲ Improved since 2014
Mauritania: 0.966 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 78th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.939.67512.93▲ Improved since 2014
Mauritania: 9.675 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 70th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.0293.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Mauritania: 4.029 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 70th of 186 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9441.8343.94▲ Improved since 2014
Mauritania: 41.83 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 60th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06109.19107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Mauritania: 109.19 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 91st of 194 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.6340.627▲ Improved since 2013
Mauritania: 0.634 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Behind the world median19
Statistics on which Mauritania does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8143.0941.81No earlier reading
Mauritania: 43.09 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 87th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2136.0656.21▲ Improved since 2016
Mauritania: 36.06 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 103rd of 175 by UNCTAD.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.530.5227.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Mauritania: 30.52 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2736,18514,273▲ Improved since 2015
Mauritania: 6,185 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 102 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1927.5840.19▲ Improved since 2020
Mauritania: 27.58 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 138th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.723-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Mauritania: -0.723 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 157th of 209 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.8332.187No real change since 2016
Mauritania: 0.833 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8903,68012,890No real change since 2012
Mauritania: 3,680 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 130th of 166 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6733.5646.67No real change since 2012
Mauritania: 33.56 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 155th of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48614,96246,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Mauritania: 14,962 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 120th of 150 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8003,82312,800No real change since 2017
Mauritania: 3,823 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 139th of 173 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.14.816.1▲ Improved since 2013
Mauritania: 4.8 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.210.485▲ Improved since 2013
Mauritania: 0.21 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 146th of 170 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.41.91910.4No earlier reading
Mauritania: 1.919 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.842.763.8No earlier reading
Mauritania: 42.7 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 87th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.32.9No real change since 2014
Mauritania: 2.3 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 123rd of 139 by World Bank Group.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5215.3728.52▲ Improved since 2022
Mauritania: 15.37 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 131st of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.010.975▼ Worsened since 2020
Mauritania: 0.01 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 115th of 119 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3931.552.39No earlier reading
Mauritania: 31.5 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 167th of 169 · derived.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9344.3322.93Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 44.33 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 2nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1797.867.17Moved since 2014
Mauritania: 97.8 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23144.65103.23Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 144.65 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0634.4322.06Moved since 2014
Mauritania: 34.43 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 21st of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9685.2191.968Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 5.219 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57219.956.572No real change since 2015
Mauritania: 19.95 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 30th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70811.451.708Moved since 2011
Mauritania: 11.45 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 40th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4560.306Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 0.456 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.668.683.66Moved since 2014
Mauritania: 8.68 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6529.7524.65Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 29.75 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 45th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7254.1741.72Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 54.17 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 46th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6894.0279.68Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 94.02 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 52nd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242524Moved since 2016
Mauritania: 25 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3439.8536.34Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 39.85 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 63rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3063.3753.306Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 3.375 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2116.0316.21Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 16.03 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 67th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0453.9662.04Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 53.96 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 94th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8515.1321.85No real change since 2014
Mauritania: 15.13 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3680.523Moved since 2013
Mauritania: 0.368 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401652,240Moved since 2022
Mauritania: 165 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6022.3879.602Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 2.387 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.264.62811.26Moved since 2015
Mauritania: 4.628 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 119th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.233-0.225No real change since 2014
Mauritania: -1.233 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.730275.73Moved since 2016
Mauritania: 0 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.23501.235Moved since 2016
Mauritania: 0 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
No current reading for Mauritania
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Mauritania’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Mauritania’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability66th of 1862/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 117th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality95th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security116th of 1774/4 keys
- Energy118th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 142nd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge143rd of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture141st of 1843/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing154th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital158th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions165th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 170th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equality164th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation160th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade162nd of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour178th of 1824/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Mauritania can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
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GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo114th4/4 keysThis page
Mauritania160th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Mauritania and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Mauritania on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Mauritania rank on economy & innovation?
Mauritania is placed 160th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Mauritania?
6,559 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Mauritania?
18.89 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Mauritania compare with Algeria on economy & innovation?
Algeria is placed 137th of 176, and Mauritania 160th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Algeria 15,883, Mauritania 6,559; Economic Complexity Index: Algeria -0.978, Mauritania -1.216; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Algeria 35.29, Mauritania 27.31.
How have Mauritania’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 5,009 in 2000 to 6,559 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -1.318 in 2000 to -1.216 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 17.46 in 2011 to 27.31 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Mauritania?
No current reading is published for Mauritania on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants and Statutory Minimum Wage. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Mauritania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mauritania (banner) — Arensond, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Mauritania: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mauritania/economy