Mauritania: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2019 is 31.8 percent, a decline from 34.3 percent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 19.54 percent, based on data from 62 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 2014 to 2019 is 33.05 percent. The minimum value, 31.8 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 34.3 percent was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.