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Mauritania

Official language: Arabic
Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya
Capital City: Nouakchott
Area: 1030700km²
Subregional membership(s): North Africa, Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Least developed countires, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Mineral-rich countries, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahel Countries

4525.7K

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Mid-year population

5.0B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

79.0

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

95.4

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Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	29.50	29.50	29.40	29.10	28.80	28.40	28.00	27.60	27.20	26.80
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	35.40	35.40	35.40	35.40	32.00	32.00	32.00
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	645.5	648.1	650.7	653.3	655.8	658.2	660.6	662.9	665.2	667.3
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	610.0	613.0	616.1	619.4	622.5	625.5	628.3	630.8	633.0	635.0
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	628.0	630.8	633.7	636.5	639.4	642.1	644.6	647.0	649.2	651.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					161.40		130.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					92.20		82.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					89.00		81.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					103.90		101.80
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					100.20		109.90
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					83.50		96.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					65.50		76.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					49.90		59.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					36.10		46.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					122.30		105.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					26.10		33.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					21.80		25.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					14.20		18.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					33.90		34.70
Population - Female (%)	497.40	497.40
Population - Female (thousands)	17,986	18,517	19,063	19,621	20,188	20,763	21,347	21,938	22,539
Population - Male (thousands)	18,000	18,548	19,112	19,688	20,275	20,873	21,479	22,095	22,718
Population - Total (thousands)	35,986	37,066	38,175	39,309	40,463	41,635	42,826	44,033	45,257
Population - Urban (%)	475.00	484.00	493.00	502.00	511.00	520.00	528.00	537.00	545.00
Population - Urban (%)	475.00	484.00	493.00	502.00	511.00	520.00	528.00
Population - Urban (thousands)	17,660	18,540	19,460	20,400	21,370	22,350	23,350
Total fertility rate (per woman)	49.4	48.9	48.5	47.9	47.4	46.8	46.2	45.6	45.0	44.5

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	7,040	6,820	6,550	6,290	6,020
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)	244.00
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)	244.00	195.00
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	840.00	840.00	840.00	840.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	76.00	71.00	64.00	58.00	56.00
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)	244.00	195.00
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	670.00	750.00	800.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	76.00	71.00	64.00	58.00	56.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	560.00	570.00	580.00	580.00	580.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	370.00	380.00	400.00	400.00	400.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	954.0	927.0	902.0	875.0	847.0

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)					415.70
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)					626.00
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)					521.00
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)	10.0			10.0	10.0
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)				10.0
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)	10.0	10.0		10.1
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)				10.8	10.1
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	975.00	979.20	980.10	998.30	1,037	967.90	980.40
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	925.80	932.10	935.20	945.40	987.70	910.20	928.00
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	948.00	955.30	957.30	971.50	1,012	938.60	953.80
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	205.10	241.80	281.50	283.30	292.20	311.00	315.40
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	242.00	286.20	300.70	309.90	314.40	320.30	329.10
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	223.80	264.30	291.30	296.80	303.40	315.70	322.30
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	28.10	30.40	32.60		36.40	34.80	32.30
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	67.50	70.80	73.50		72.40	68.60	64.00
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	47.50	50.90	53.30		54.70	52.00	48.40
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)			229.70	349.70
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)			248.30	361.50
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)			238.30	354.40		383.80	376.40
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)					626.30
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	38.0	38.0	38.0	38.0
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	707.20	711.40	737.50	755.70		727.10	776.20
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		664.10	704.40	721.30		690.80	739.00
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	700.80	687.40	720.70	738.20	792.10	708.70	757.30
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)		202.00	197.70	219.40	233.30	273.10	248.70
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)		232.70	228.80	238.50	249.00	257.70	255.10
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)		217.60	213.40	229.00	241.30	265.30	252.00
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)	2,711,890	2,797,500	2,870,940	2,998,520	3,194,460	3,054,810	3,139,070	3,322,480	3,442,940
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)	2,647,870	2,738,340	2,818,590	2,923,970	3,133,150	2,958,830	3,027,400	3,230,130	3,331,640
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)	5,359,760	5,535,840	5,689,530	5,922,490	6,327,610	6,013,640	6,166,470	6,552,610	6,774,580
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	392.9	401.3	353.8	343.8	358.1	363.7	363.5	342.8
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)				330.9	335.5	263.7	237.1	259.2
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)		448.1	429.5
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	10.2	10.2	10.2
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	8.2	8.2	9.1
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	4.0	4.2	4.3
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)	10.00
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	60.6	60.8	60.8	61.8	63.9	59.7	60.4
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	57.5	57.9	58.1	58.4	60.9	56.0	57.1
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	59.0	59.4	59.4	60.1	62.4	57.8	58.7
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	14.4	16.9	20.6	20.4	21.0	22.2	22.6
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	16.9	20.0	21.9	22.4	22.6	23.0	23.7
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	15.7	18.5	21.3	21.4	21.8	22.6	23.2
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	1.6	1.8	2.1		2.1	2.0	1.8
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	4.0	4.4	4.5		4.2	4.0	3.7
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	2.8	3.1	3.3		3.2	3.0	2.8
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)		633.60
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)		649.10
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)		641.30				711.60

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current USD (billions)	51.7	52.3	56.4	53.6	48.3	47.5	49.9
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	14,524	15,517	16,958	16,265	15,690	16,726	17,869

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	1,057	1,109	1,155	1,195	1,234	1,252	1,281	1,320	1,350
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	56.90	49.00	41.30	35.30	32.40	14.90	22.80	30.50	23.00
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	54.70	34.00	44.90	46.80	12.70	28.50	12.40	31.10	27.10
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	56.90	49.00	41.30	35.30	32.40	14.90	22.80	30.50	23.00
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	54.70	34.00	44.90	50.00	-28.30	27.70	15.90
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,444	1,493	1,560	1,638	1,592	1,636	1,662

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)				0.0	0.0	0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		3,580	3,930	4,320	4,500	4,590	4,690
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	6,982	7,705	7,062
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	3,175	3,555	3,345	4,790	4,980	5,190	5,400
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	956.5	1,081	1,416	1,830	1,840	1,990	2,170
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	290.9	250	259	272
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		6,820	7,920	7,830	7,630	7,850	8,080
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	2,930	2,930	3,250	3,340	5,410	5,580
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	4,132	4,636	5,052	6,870	7,090	7,450	7,860

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)		1,010	1,050	1,120	730.0	740.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)		17.9	17.6	18.9	19	19.8
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)		500.0	500.0	420.0	310.0	330.0	240.0	60.0
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	345.50
Total length of railways (kilometre)	7,280	7,280	7,280	7,280

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	1.70	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.40
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	20.10	17.60	14.10	13.10	12.70	12.80	13.30	13.60	13.70
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	45.00	50.00	62.00	107.00	152.00	180.00	208.00
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	33,147,670	40,254,780	39,881,950	37,533,300	36,444,830	36,141,720	40,741,570
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	921.10	1,086	1,045	954.80	900.70	868.10	951.30	1,037	1,041
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	61.2	67.0	75.3	80.0	96.4
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	45.00	50.00	62.00	107.00	152.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)				0.00	300.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - current USD (billions)	145.2	371.2	93.5	148.2	141.8

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	80.00	58.10
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	2,811	2,966	3,007	3,027	3,247
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	281.10	296.60	300.70	302.70	324.70	352.40	357.90	356.80	366.90
Interest rate - Lending (%)	170.00	170.00

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	40.0	51.0	57.1	99.2	126.8	134.5	132.4
Net ODA - current USD (millions)	3,817	4,098	2,947	2,607	3,180	2,941	2,845
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)	1,027	1,070	746.9	641.5	760.3	683.7	643.5
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	521.40	531.90	510.60	603.10	768.50	784.80	768.40	839.40	806.10

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)		0.4	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)		-2,398.3	-2,551.1	-1,885.6	-1,715.8
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-50.10	-241.40	-220.50	-272.80	-197.60	-148.70	-100.30
Current account balance - current USD (millions)	-2,590.0	-12,260.9	-12,617.6	-14,731.2	-9,559.5	-7,067.9	-7,090.0
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)		-1,392.1	-3,067.2	-590.3	-1,337.6
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)		-13,245.9	-15,635.8	-15,161.2	-10,584.7
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	5,887	13,886	11,257	5,010	5,021	2,712	3,296
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	29,610	43,496	54,752	59,763	64,784	67,500
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	14.6	-26.8	186.2	277.5	2.1	10.4	96.6
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	269.9	243.1	429.3	723.0	802.7	989.3
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)		-1,777.1	-1,964.8	-2,531.0	-1,800.7	-1,165.1	-160.6
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)		3,110	1,408	1,138	1,781	2,446	2,511
Services Balance - current USD (millions)		-8,715.0	-8,131.6	-6,215.3	-3,945.7	-3,354.6	-5,724.8
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-140.00
Trade balance - current USD (millions)		-4,878.7	-3,928.6	-7,123.3	-5,594.4	-4,993.8	-3,715.5

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	23,102
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	1.90
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	176.00	204.00	204.00
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					2.00
Land area covered by forest (%)

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