Economic Indicators for Mauritania


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Current account balance-9.07-14.624.28-24.94Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index164.57156.81164.5720.90
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.959.5312.931.32Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate17.0017.0028.0010.00%
Interest rates15.185.2132.77-22.21Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )91.0591.22124.1891.05
Human Capital Index0.380.370.380.35Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered959.001,122.001,122.00959.00Number
Time required to start a business6.006.0082.006.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse104.00104.00153.00104.00Days
Armed forces Personnel21,000.0021,000.0021,000.008,500.00Total
Exports of goods and services38.2939.7450.1819.12Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services53.1862.2962.5319.96Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1010101USD Billions
GDP Growth3.386.3918.33-5.13Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.400.670.770.34Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.190.190.190.06Per 1,000 people
Labor force1,178,323.001,133,111.001,178,323.00510,519.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education12.7717.3317.3312.77Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.344.406.704.34Total
Population5552Thousands