Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 19.87 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Mauritania, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 19.87 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 89.6% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 29.1 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.79 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.98 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 17.39 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 1997 | 21.98 current US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 18.99 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 27.91 current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 28.12 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.1 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.41 current US$ per person | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 18.11 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.49 current US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 8.76 current US$ per person | -39.5% |
| 2019 | 12.53 current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 2020 | 7.72 current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 6.79 current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 10.48 current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 19.87 current US$ per person | +89.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.83 current US$ per person | 12.98 current US$ per person | 21.98 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.68 current US$ per person | 8.76 current US$ per person | 29.1 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.21 current US$ per person | 6.79 current US$ per person | 19.87 current US$ per person | 4 |
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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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Mauritania?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Mauritania was 19.87 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.