Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.3516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.2347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2442 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2735 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1879 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +122.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2938 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +122.4% | 0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1943 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 50 Mozambique 0.3609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Marshall Islands 0.3556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Gabon 0.3555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Sweden 0.3484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Nicaragua 0.3471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Namibia 0.3423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
- Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.3516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.