Mauritania’s economy: growth, inflation, debt and interest rates
The latest checked official figures on Mauritania’s economy: prices, growth, public debt and the cost of borrowing.
Updated November 5, 2026
This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.
Latest figures
- Consumer price inflation, on a year earlier
- 9.3% · September 2026
+0.4 pts from August 2026
Source: ANSADE, Note mensuelle de l’Indice National des Prix à la Consommation (INPC), septembre 2026 - Core inflation, on a year earlier
- 8.0% · September 2026
Source: ANSADE, Note mensuelle de l’Indice National des Prix à la Consommation (INPC), septembre 2026 - Food prices, on a year earlier
- 12.5% · September 2026
Source: ANSADE, Note mensuelle de l’Indice National des Prix à la Consommation (INPC), septembre 2026 - Real GDP growth, 2025 (preliminary)
- 4.0% · 2025
Source: IMF Country Report No. 26/158 - Public debt, share of GDP
- 40.7% · 2025 (IMF staff estimate, June 2026)
Source: IMF Country Report No. 26/158, Text Table 1 (also the PR26/223 selected indicators table)
Figures checked against their source.
Our stories on this topic
- Mauritania lifts key rate to 7.25% and sharply raises bank reserves · November 5, 2026
- Mauritania shuts 19 Nouakchott bakeries over price hikes · November 5, 2026
- Mauritania sells 3bn MRU in 15-year bonds at 5.99% yield · October 29, 2026
- Mauritania joblessness rises to 13.25% as workforce expands · October 29, 2026