Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania stood at 0.3972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.5047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +196.6% |
| 2013 | 0.421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +196.6% | 0.1568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 65 Belize 0.4158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Jordan 0.4085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Zambia 0.3978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Armenia 0.3962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Poland 0.3919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Honduras 0.3881 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 imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.3972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.