Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 82.1% for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 93.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2003.
That places Mauritania 46th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +36.6% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 41.9% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 59.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 67.5% | 93.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 34,846 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 464.3 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 592.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania was 82.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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