Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Mauritania
Mauritania: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 391.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Mauritania, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 391.86 for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Mauritania peaked at 391.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.16, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 68.16 | — |
| 1988 | 69.43 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 76.62 | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 74.37 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 75.6 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 80.29 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 115.53 | +43.9% |
| 1994 | 122.12 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 128.51 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 136.86 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 151.14 | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 186.86 | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 209.21 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 239.22 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 255.05 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 273.21 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 264.11 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 258.68 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 264.32 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 271.35 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 262.54 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 243.29 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 263.18 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 275.98 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 281.37 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 296.38 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 296.58 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 294.95 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 310.13 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 349.49 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 356.82 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 355.69 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 357 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 357.2 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 357.5 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 365.36 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 360.95 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 391.86 | +8.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 391.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 129.28, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 391.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 563.92, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +43.9% | 80.29 | 115.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.4 | 68.16 | 76.62 | 3 |
| 1990s | 128.05 | 74.37 | 209.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 259.49 | 239.22 | 273.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 317.44 | 275.98 | 357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 366.58 | 357.2 | 391.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Mauritania?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Mauritania was 391.86 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 391.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.16 in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms