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Mauritania’s draft 2027 budget forecasts a 6.2 billion ouguiya surplus
The expected surplus depends on extractive revenues. The government plans to continue its investment in infrastructure and local services.
Country
Mauritania
Mauritania in figures
GDP growth
3.6%
2025 · 2026 : 4.4% (projection)
Inflation
1.6%
2025 · 2026 : 8.0% (projection)
Public debt
40.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 38.3% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-0.3%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 0.0% (projection)
Current account balance
-5.8%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -7.8% (projection)
Nominal GDP
12.6 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 14.3 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
2,723 USD
2025 · 2026 : 3,015 USD (projection)
Population
5.3 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.4 | – |
| 2016 | 1.3 | – |
| 2017 | 6.3 | – |
| 2018 | 4.8 | – |
| 2019 | 3.1 | – |
| 2020 | -0.4 | – |
| 2021 | 0.7 | – |
| 2022 | 6.8 | – |
| 2023 | 6.8 | – |
| 2024 | 5.9 | – |
| 2025 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2026 | – | 4.4 |
| 2027 | – | 4.4 |
| 2028 | – | 5.8 |
| 2029 | – | 4.9 |
| 2030 | – | 3.1 |
| 2031 | – | 3 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.3 | – |
| 2016 | 1.5 | – |
| 2017 | 2.3 | – |
| 2018 | 3.1 | – |
| 2019 | 2.3 | – |
| 2020 | 2.4 | – |
| 2021 | 3.6 | – |
| 2022 | 9.6 | – |
| 2023 | 4.9 | – |
| 2024 | 2.5 | – |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2026 | – | 8 |
| 2027 | – | 7.2 |
| 2028 | – | 4.8 |
| 2029 | – | 4 |
| 2030 | – | 4 |
| 2031 | – | 4 |
- Access to electricity
- 52% (2024)
- Internet users
- 46% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment
- +5.4% (2025)
- Personal remittances
- 0.9% (2024)
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
