International statistics Basic indicators: Mauritania

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km220191,030,700
GDP, current prices bn US$20219.1
GDP per capita, current prices US$20212,153
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20213.0
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20213.8
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202020.2
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202028.8
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202042.5
Population 1,00020214,775.1
Population, female % of total202149.8
Population density inhab. per km220215
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202139.5
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20213.2
Fertility rate, total births per woman20204.45
Life expectancy at birth - men years202063.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202066.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.20182
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.20064
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202049
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201834
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201826
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.2019517
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20201.9
Labour force participation rate %202144.7
Labour force 1,00020211,293
Self-employed persons %202157.0
Unemployment rate %202111.5
Youth unemployment rate %202123.0
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20211,730
Agricultural land % of land area201938.5
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20190.4
Forest area % of land area20190.3
Import of goods, total bn US$20202.7
Export of goods, total bn US$20202.8
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202039.8
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202089.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202039.8
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201926
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.13
Rail route length km2019728
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20200.56
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20180.0
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20201.3
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020106.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.201720.8
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20200.4
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202062.2

As at 21 July 2022

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