Mauritania vs Tanzania: Transport services

Mauritania
51.2%
in 2024
Tanzania
50.7%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
29th
Tanzania rank
31st

Transport services over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
203040506070197519992024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 51.2% against 50.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 49.6% 62.1% 12.4% Tanzania
1980s 57.8% 61.7% 3.8% Tanzania
1990s 55.4% 37.5% 17.9% Mauritania
2010s 35.2% 39.6% 4.4% Tanzania
2020s 47.6% 51.7% 4.1% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Mauritania, at 51.2% against 50.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Mauritania and Tanzania?
0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for transport services?
Mauritania ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit
% of service imports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.