Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania
Mauritania: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.5186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.5186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Mauritania peaked at 0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
Mauritania ranks 95th 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.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.4446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.5365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 1986 | 0.616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +166.0% |
| 2013 | 0.603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.49 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +166.0% | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.5227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 92 Morocco 0.5379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Poland 0.5367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Vanuatu 0.5281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Portugal 0.5167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Finland 0.5138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Bhutan 0.5101 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 imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Mauritania?
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Mauritania was 0.5186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- Mauritania ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Imports of goods, services and primary income Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.