Markets · West Africa
Mauritania
Nouakchott · Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU) · AMU
Reference
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya · MRU
- Central bank
- Central Bank of Mauritania
- Regional membership
- AMU — Arab Maghreb Union
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Stock exchange
- Not listed here
- Instant payments
- Not listed here
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $11.7 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 4.0% · 2025
- Population
- 5.3 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 1.5% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · MRU
- 40.20 MRU per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 1
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
AllAfrica · Mauritania
Somali Cabinet Approves Two Agreements With Mauritania
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Cabinet on Thursday approved two agreements with Mauritania on political consultations and diplomatic training, while reviewing the country's security situation and efforts to…