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Mauritania Insightsas of Oct 2026
Population size
4.9 M People
Urbanization rate
55.2%
Population growth
2.7%
Median age
19.5 years
Household size
7.2 People
Education level
25 percent
GDP
10,200,000,000 USD
GDP per capita
2,100 USD
Inflation rate
5.4 %
Unemployment rate
11 %
Cost of living index
35 index
Income inequality (Gini)
39.0 index
Retail sales volume
2,040,000,000 USD
Retail sales per capita
420 USD
Disposable income per capita
1,500 USD
Spending by category - apparel
204,000,000 USD
Spending by category - groceries
816,000,000 USD
Spending by category - electronics
204,000,000 USD
Number of retail outlets
5,000 outlets
Major national retail chains
Al Baraka, Societe Commerciale de Mauritanie chains
Retail market fragmentation
85 percent
Presence of global brands
Limited presence
Dominant retail formats
Traditional markets and small shops formats
Average commercial rent
120 USD/sqm/year
Property transaction volume
500 transactions
Ease of doing business index
140 rank
Business permit process time
90 days
Zoning constraints
Moderate level
E-commerce delivery infrastructure
Emerging status
Road density
0.05 km/sq km
Public transport penetration
20 %
Commute patterns
Urban average 45 minutes minutes
Vehicle ownership per capita
0.05 vehicles/person
E-commerce share of retail
3 %
Click-and-collect adoption
5 %
Internet penetration
32 %
Mobile commerce usage
15 %
Retail tech startups
10 startups
Retail-related crime rate
15 incidents/1,000 outlets
Shoplifting incidents
5,000 incidents/year
Consumer protection score
45 score
Business compliance risk
Medium risk level
Annual tourist arrivals
89,000 arrivals
Tourist retail spending
45,000,000 USD
Airport traffic
500,000 passengers
Duty-free sales trends
Growing 5 percent trend
Projected retail market growth rate
4.5 %
Urban expansion zones
Nouakchott suburbs zones
Emerging retail hubs
Nouadhibou, Kaedi hubs
Major upcoming national mall or retail projects
Nouakchott City Center Mall projects
Retail Destinations in Mauritania
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