Mauritania vs Upper middle income: Transport services

Mauritania
51.2%
in 2024
Upper middle income
22.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
30th

Transport services over time

  • Mauritania
  • Upper middle income
203040506070197520002025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 51.2% against 22.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 29.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 56.2% 41.5% 14.8% Mauritania
1990s 55.4% 37.4% 18.0% Mauritania
2010s 35.2% 25.0% 10.2% Mauritania
2020s 47.6% 26.3% 21.3% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Mauritania or Upper middle income?
Mauritania, at 51.2% against 22.0% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Mauritania and Upper middle income?
29.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Upper middle income?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Upper middle income rank globally for transport services?
Mauritania ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 30th 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.