Summary Statistics
Region: Western Africa
Surface Area (sq. km): 1030700
Population 2023: 4,862,989
Capital city: Nouakchott
Currency: Ouguiya (MRO)
| Description | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| National Accounts | |||
| Real GDP Growth (annual percent change) | 2.4 | 4 | 4.8 |
| GDP (current prices, billions of US$) | 9.89 | 10.09 | 10.48 |
| GDP per capita (current prices, $US per capita) | 2,332.90 | 2,328.25 | 2,365.83 |
| Inflation rate, average consumer prices (annual % change) | 3.80 | 7.10 | 7.80 |
| Trade | |||
| Imports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 782 | ||
| Exports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 193 | ||
| Merchandise Imports (current prices, millions of $US) | 3,564 | ||
| Merchandise Exports (current prices, millions of $US) | 4,343 | ||
| Gas + Petrol Imports (in thousands of $US) | 449,553 | ||
| Gas + Petrol Exports (in thousands of $US) | 26,204 | ||
| BOP (BALANCE OF PAYMENTS) | |||
| Current account, balance (billions of $US) | -0.931 | -1.167 | -0.951 |
| Current account, balance (% of GDP) | -9.4 | -11.6 | -9.1 |
| FINANCE | |||
| General government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) | 2.8 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
| General government gross debt (% of GDP) | 51.7 | 50.7 | 51.6 |
| EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL INDICATORS | |||
| Population | 4,614,974 | 4,736,139 | 4,862,989 |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) | 11.29 | ||
