Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Mauritania
Mauritania: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 4.73 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.73
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
74th
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.07
in 2014
All-time low
4.73
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Mauritania, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritania stood at 4.73. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritania peaked at 9.07 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.73, in 2022.
Mauritania ranks 74th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.92 | — |
| 2014 | 9.07 | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 5.05 | -44.3% |
| 2018 | 5.96 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 5.31 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 4.73 | -10.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.73 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.73 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.75 | 5.05 | 9.07 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.02 | 4.73 | 5.31 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 71 Ghana 4.9 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.76 compare
- 73 Belize 4.75 compare
- 75 Uzbekistan 4.69 compare
- 76 Mauritius 4.61 compare
- 77 Seychelles 4.52 compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritania?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Mauritania was 4.73 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.07 in 2014.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Mauritania ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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