Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Mauritania
Mauritania: Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average was 391.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, 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 official exchange rate, lcu per usd, 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, official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Mauritania peaked at 391.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.16, in 1987.
Mauritania ranks 51st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, 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 Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, 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 official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Mauritania?
- Official exchange rate, lcu per usd, 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 official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 391.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.16 in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average?
- Mauritania ranks 51st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official exchange rate, lcu per usd, 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 Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).