Mauritania Reports Declining Poverty in Its 2025–2026 Household Survey

On 3 November, the Ministry of Economic Affairs presented the final results of the 2025–2026 Permanent Household Living Conditions Survey, conducted by ANSADE with the World Bank. The monetary poverty rate fell from 28.2% in 2019 to 25.7% in 2025, while extreme poverty declined from 12.8% to 11.2%. These are socioeconomic indicators, not project prices or investment amounts. The survey creates opportunities for economic research firms, policy analysts, development consultants and organisations evaluating consumer demand and social investment. HPC can support market assessments, feasibility studies and data-driven business research.