Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 18.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Mauritania, 2012–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 18.7% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 23.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 37th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.1% | — |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -11.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 18.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 18.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.1% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 21.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Mauritania was 18.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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