Mauritania
MRT
Mauritania: 4.9 million population; lower-middle-income economy. Exports: iron ore, gold, seafoo; imports: machinery, mineral fuels, food. Presidential republic under President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. 32.6% poverty; #130 Big Mac Index.
Headline valuation
Scenario range
$74.9B – $103.2B
Integration scenario
Contested Integration
Balance sheet
Base enterprise value
$105.2B
Creditor concentration
- High creditor concentration (HHI=0.47)
Climate & resources
Climate status
CLIMATE_DESPERATE
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.68
Top acquisition targets (Mauritania as buyer)
Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Mauritania acquiring this target.
- Afghanistan (AFG): probability 0.07, deal value $392.5B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Intercontinental(8441km) + Economic_Size_Penalty(0.32) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
- Kuwait (KWT): probability 0.07, deal value $6.02T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Regional(6548km) + GDP_Penalty(0.06) + Economic_Size_Block(0.02) + No_Power_Projection + US_Security_Partner + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
- Oman (OMN): probability 0.07, deal value $2.29T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Regional(7683km) + GDP_Penalty(0.10) + Economic_Size_Block(0.06) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
- Qatar (QAT): probability 0.07, deal value $6.62T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Regional(6945km) + GDP_Block(0.049) + Economic_Size_Block(0.02) + No_Power_Projection + US_Security_Partner + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
- Azerbaijan (AZE): probability 0.07, deal value $1.31T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Regional(6683km) + GDP_Penalty(0.15) + Economic_Size_Block(0.10) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
About this valuation
This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework — a five-scenario rigorous model
that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the
full methodology for the formulas and data sources.
Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies