Mauritania’s nominal GDP rose to $11.7bn in 2025.

Higher is better. A larger figure means the economy is producing and selling more, measured in dollars, which gives the country more capacity to spend, import and repay foreign debt. The latest figure, for 2025, is $11.7bn, up from $10.9bn a year earlier, a rise of 7.4%. Since 2016 the low was $6.4bn, and the 2025 figure is also the highest in that span, so the economy sits at the top of its own range.

Why it matters. A bigger dollar economy gives the state a wider base for taxes and mining and fishing royalties, and it eases the weight of external debt relative to output. For households, the headline figure says little about how income is shared, so living standards depend on how much of the $11.7bn reaches wages and local spending. Firms that import fuel, food and equipment gain from a larger dollar economy only if the ouguiya holds its value.