MAURITANIA

Mauritania

THE OFFICIAL SALARY IN MAURITANIA IN 2025:

Average salary – 6,000 Mauritanian ouguiyas per month ($150)

Minimum wage – 4,500 Mauritanian ouguiyas per month ($115)

Source: Government of Mauritania and international recruitment agencies

Mauritania is a State located in West Africa. It borders on Western Sahara in the north-west, Senegal in the south-west, Algeria in the northeast, Mali in the south and east.

INFORMATION ABOUT MAURITANIA (2025) 
Population 5.3 million
Average life expectancy  65 years
Unemployment rate 10.8%
Inflation  0.9%
Area 1,030,000 km²
Form of government Semi-presidential Islamic republic
Income tax 0–40%
Capital Nouakchott
Currency Ouguiya
Official Language Arabic
Doing Business rank 152
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