Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania

Mauritania: Net official development assistance and aid received was 419.49 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
419.49 million
Change on year
up 21.0%
World rank
80th
of 179 countries
All-time high
810.01 million
in 1976
All-time low
382,560
in 1960
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania, 1960–2023

0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196019912023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 419.49 million for net official development assistance and aid received in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania peaked at 810.01 million in 1976 and was at its lowest, 382,560, in 1960.

Mauritania ranks 80th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania, 1960 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1960 382,560 —
1961 11.30 million +2853.3%
1962 23.95 million +112.0%
1963 17.34 million -27.6%
1964 100.92 million +482.0%
1965 75.41 million -25.3%
1966 167.00 million +121.5%
1967 96.53 million -42.2%
1968 170.16 million +76.3%
1969 86.22 million -49.3%
1970 53.99 million -37.4%
1971 96.20 million +78.2%
1972 79.33 million -17.5%
1973 157.67 million +98.8%
1974 456.13 million +189.3%
1975 341.40 million -25.2%
1976 810.01 million +137.3%
1977 642.61 million -20.7%
1978 762.61 million +18.7%
1979 484.46 million -36.5%
1980 444.47 million -8.3%
1981 592.14 million +33.2%
1982 505.85 million -14.6%
1983 490.66 million -3.0%
1984 488.58 million -0.4%
1985 580.01 million +18.7%
1986 513.39 million -11.5%
1987 373.46 million -27.3%
1988 333.71 million -10.6%
1989 469.78 million +40.8%
1990 381.45 million -18.8%
1991 335.05 million -12.2%
1992 287.55 million -14.2%
1993 470.74 million +63.7%
1994 366.05 million -22.2%
1995 270.31 million -26.2%
1996 354.26 million +31.1%
1997 335.57 million -5.3%
1998 237.41 million -29.3%
1999 321.25 million +35.3%
2000 348.85 million +8.6%
2001 466.89 million +33.8%
2002 589.53 million +26.3%
2003 350.88 million -40.5%
2004 240.86 million -31.4%
2005 229.28 million -4.8%
2006 254.52 million +11.0%
2007 372.31 million +46.3%
2008 472.27 million +26.8%
2009 397.01 million -15.9%
2010 331.22 million -16.6%
2011 380.64 million +14.9%
2012 427.36 million +12.3%
2013 299.06 million -30.0%
2014 263.82 million -11.8%
2015 376.67 million +42.8%
2016 353.88 million -6.1%
2017 329.79 million -6.8%
2018 486.17 million +47.4%
2019 441.11 million -9.3%
2020 695.33 million +57.6%
2021 461.53 million -33.6%
2022 346.59 million -24.9%
2023 419.49 million +21.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 419.49 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 691.09 million, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 419.49 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 865.90 million, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net official development assistance and aid received 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.

YearChange FromTo
1961 +2853.3% 382,560 11.30 million
1964 +482.0% 17.34 million 100.92 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.92 million 382,560 170.16 million 10
1970s 388.44 million 53.99 million 810.01 million 10
1980s 479.21 million 333.71 million 592.14 million 10
1990s 335.96 million 237.41 million 470.74 million 10
2000s 372.24 million 229.28 million 589.53 million 10
2010s 368.97 million 263.82 million 486.17 million 10
2020s 480.74 million 346.59 million 695.33 million 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 77 Mexico 451.66 million compare
  2. 78 Guatemala 447.02 million compare
  3. 79 Kyrgyzstan 440.52 million compare
  4. 81 North Macedonia 414.46 million compare
  5. 82 Panama 410.18 million compare
  6. 83 Venezuela 405.30 million compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More reference data data for Mauritania

All data for Mauritania →

Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania?
Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania was 419.49 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest net official development assistance and aid received recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 810.01 million in 1976.
What is the lowest net official development assistance and aid received recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 382,560 in 1960.
How does Mauritania rank for net official development assistance and aid received?
Mauritania ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is net official development assistance and aid received rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Net official development assistance and aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-official-development-assistance-and-aid-received/mauritania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-official-development-assistance-and-aid-received/mauritania/">Net official development assistance and aid received in Mauritania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net official development assistance and aid received
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 9,218 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed