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How much would a basic income cost in Mauritania?

Calculate the gross annual cost of paying a monthly amount to the country’s adult and child population.

Adult population 2,860,979child population 2,161,462year 2023World Bank WDI

GROSS ANNUAL COST

37,840 million

in MRUMRU 37,840,416,000

Equal to 9.7% of reference GDP

Population covered: 5,022,441 people

Adults: 2,860,979 × MRU 800 × 12 = MRU 27,465,398,400

Children: 2,161,462 × MRU 400 × 12 = MRU 10,375,017,600

MRU 27,465,398,400 + MRU 10,375,017,600 = MRU 37,840,416,000

Offset benefits, recovered tax, administrative savings and later economic effects are not deducted. This is a gross cost, not a net cost.

Sources and method

Population 2023 · World Bank WDI

GDP 2023 · $10,687,541,640 · World Bank WDI

Currency MRU · exchange rate 36.4892 MRU/USD (2023)

Converted cost $1,037,031,521 for the GDP share.