Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary income receipts (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 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 603.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 112th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +205.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1441.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +351.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +140.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1441.9% | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2015 | +351.0% | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 109 Nepal 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Nigeria 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Cape Verde 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Peru 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Nicaragua 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0189 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 primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 603.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.