Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Terms of trade

Mauritania
284.07 goods and services, 2000 = 100
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
101.39 goods and services, 2000 = 100
in 2009
Mauritania rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
3rd

Terms of trade over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
100150200250300196019852011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 284.07 goods and services, 2000 = 100 against 101.39 goods and services, 2000 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 182.68 goods and services, 2000 = 100.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 41 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 114.54 goods and services, 2000 = 100 84.1 goods and services, 2000 = 100 30.44 goods and services, 2000 = 100 Mauritania
1990s 110.77 goods and services, 2000 = 100 86.34 goods and services, 2000 = 100 24.43 goods and services, 2000 = 100 Mauritania
2000s 149.68 goods and services, 2000 = 100 98.2 goods and services, 2000 = 100 51.48 goods and services, 2000 = 100 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terms of trade, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 284.07 goods and services, 2000 = 100 against 101.39 goods and services, 2000 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in terms of trade between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
182.68 goods and services, 2000 = 100, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.
How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for terms of trade?
Mauritania ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Terms of trade (goods and services, 2000 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Terms of trade (goods and services, 2000 = 100)
Unit
goods and services, 2000 = 100
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,754 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

The terms of trade index shows the national accounts exports price index divided by the imports price index, with 2000 equaling 100.