Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 29.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 29.7% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania peaked at 44.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1983.
Mauritania ranks 55th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.8% | — |
| 1962 | 25.3% | -15.2% |
| 1963 | 21.4% | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 30.2% | +41.2% |
| 1965 | 37.2% | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 40.3% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 38.9% | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 36.8% | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 34.2% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 30.3% | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 27.0% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 26.8% | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 29.9% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 29.7% | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 29.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 29.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.8% | 21.4% | 40.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.7% | 27.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 21.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 24.1% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 26.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 22.7% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.1% | 33.6% | 6 |
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 industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania was 29.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1983.
- How does Mauritania rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Mauritania ranks 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.