Mauritania

GDP growth in Mauritania

GDP growth in Mauritania: 1.8% a year in 1992 and 3.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.6% a year
Since 1992
+1.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
66 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in MauritaniaGDP growth in Mauritania: 1.8% a year in 1992 and 3.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 18.3% a year in 2006, the lowest -4% a year in 1997.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMauritania
20253.6
20245.9
20236.8
20226.8
20210.7
2020-0.4
20193.1
20184.8
20176.3
20161.3
20155.4
20144.3
20134.2
20124.5
20114.2
20102.6
20090.1
2008-0.3
2007-2
200618.3
20058.6
20044.7
20036.9
20021.4
2001-0.8
2000-3.9
19993.7
19982.8
1997-4
19965.8
19959.8
1994-3.1
19935.9
19921.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMauritania
20264.4
20274.4
20285.8
20294.9
20303.1
20313

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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