GDP (US$ Billion)
5.24 (2018)
World Ranking 153/193
GDP Per Capita (US$)
1,319 (2018)
World Ranking 161/192
Economic Structure
(in terms of GDP composition, 2019)
Services
(45.74%)
Industry
(25.39%)
Agriculture
(18.72%)
External Trade (% of GDP)
94.2 (2019)
Currency (Period Average)
Mauritanian Ouguiya
36.69per US$ (2019)
Political System
Republic
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Encyclopædia Britannica, IMF, Pew Research Center, United Nations, World Bank