Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1.08 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mauritania, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mauritania stood at 1.08 current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.7% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mauritania peaked at 13.82 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.08 current US$ per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.82 current US$ per person | — |
| 2013 | 13.39 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.91 current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 7.82 current US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 8.08 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7 current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 1.41 current US$ per person | -75.3% |
| 2019 | 3.07 current US$ per person | +118.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4 current US$ per person | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.43 current US$ per person | +144.9% |
| 2023 | 1.08 current US$ per person | -68.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.08 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.08 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.02 current US$ per person | 1.41 current US$ per person | 13.82 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.83 current US$ per person | 1.08 current US$ per person | 3.43 current US$ per person | 4 |
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mauritania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mauritania was 1.08 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.82 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Mauritania ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.