Benin vs Mauritania: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.7% against 3.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Benin ranks 187th and Mauritania ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 18.9% | 11.1% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 11.8% | 4.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 16.7% | 6.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.2% | 2.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 2.5% | 4.6% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.7% against 3.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Benin and Mauritania?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for travel services?
- Benin ranks 187th and Mauritania ranks 184th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel 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
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.