Mauritania (MR) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
An Atlantic economy of iron ore, fish and a new gas story on the border with Senegal. Nouakchott is a commercial city on the edge of the Sahara. Slavery's legacy and a thin private sector still shape who earns.
Region: Africa. Population: 5.3M (rank #126). GDP: $14.3 billion. GDP per capita: $3,015 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +4.8%. Currency: MRU.