Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
Mauritania ranks 42nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +55.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +63.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +68.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -44.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +116.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Mauritania was 0.7% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Mauritania ranks 42nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).