Economic complexity rankings in Mauritania
Mauritania: Economic complexity rankings was 85 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Economic complexity rankings in Mauritania, 1964–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic complexity rankings in Mauritania is 85, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Mauritania peaked at 119 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54, in 1964.
Mauritania ranks 20th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Economic complexity rankings in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 54 | — |
| 1965 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 84 | +47.4% |
| 1967 | 89 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 83 | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 61 | -26.5% |
| 1970 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 79 | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 72 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 82 | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 92 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 91 | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 85 | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 92 | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 107 | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 106 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 111 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 105 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 102 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 87 | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 102 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 102 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 116 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 110 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 118 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 118 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 119 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 118 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 85 | -28.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 85 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic complexity rankings in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +47.4% | 57 | 84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.33 | 54 | 89 | 6 |
| 1970s | 75.8 | 64 | 92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.1 | 82 | 95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.6 | 87 | 111 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.9 | 89 | 118 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.75 | 85 | 119 | 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 economic complexity rankings in Mauritania?
- Economic complexity rankings in Mauritania was 85 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 119 in 2011.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 1964.
- How does Mauritania rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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