Mauritania vs Niger: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Mauritania
5,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
3,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
194th
Niger rank
196th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
02.0k4.0k6.0k197419982023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 2,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 194th and Niger ranks 196th of 198 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 373.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 361.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 598.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 541.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 574.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 460.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 114.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 3,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 837.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 4,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,371 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 5,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Mauritania and Niger?
2,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Mauritania ranks 194th and Niger ranks 196th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.