Exports of goods and services in Mauritania
Mauritania: Exports of goods and services was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 39.9% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Mauritania peaked at 50.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.4% | — |
| 1962 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | +73.4% |
| 1964 | 34.5% | +72.8% |
| 1965 | 33.4% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 33.0% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 30.1% | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 32.4% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 38.2% | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 37.1% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 26.0% | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 31.8% | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +31.4% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +58.4% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | -3.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 39.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 39.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.2%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +73.4% | 11.5% | 20.0% |
| 1964 | +72.8% | 20.0% | 34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.5% | 11.4% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.7% | 26.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 29.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 22.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 19.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 30.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.4% | 41.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Mauritania?
- Exports of goods and services in Mauritania was 39.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for exports of goods and services?
- Mauritania ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.