Liberia vs Mauritania: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Liberia
44.9%
in 2025
Mauritania
45.4%
in 2025
Liberia rank
56th
Mauritania rank
54th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 45.4% against 44.9% in Liberia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 201 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.2% | 10.8% | 24.4% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 43.6% | 14.5% | 29.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 19.0% | 16.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2,313.3% | 25.6% | 2,287.7% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 24.6% | 43.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 45.2% | 46.2% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.9% | 0.1% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 45.4% against 44.9% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).