Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps was 23.81 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps in Mauritania stood at 23.81 million BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps in Mauritania peaked at 38.64 million BoP, current US$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.78 million BoP, current US$, in 1998.
Mauritania ranks 181st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.06 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 29.70 million BoP, current US$ | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 24.24 million BoP, current US$ | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 23.01 million BoP, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 36.83 million BoP, current US$ | +60.1% |
| 1980 | 38.64 million BoP, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 23.50 million BoP, current US$ | -39.2% |
| 1982 | 32.61 million BoP, current US$ | +38.7% |
| 1983 | 29.48 million BoP, current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 24.56 million BoP, current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 25.08 million BoP, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 30.36 million BoP, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 33.31 million BoP, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 34.76 million BoP, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 32.97 million BoP, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 31.93 million BoP, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 31.09 million BoP, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 31.58 million BoP, current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 23.75 million BoP, current US$ | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 26.71 million BoP, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 16.03 million BoP, current US$ | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 13.09 million BoP, current US$ | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 11.83 million BoP, current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 9.78 million BoP, current US$ | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 18.14 million BoP, current US$ | +85.4% |
| 2013 | 14.89 million BoP, current US$ | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 14.35 million BoP, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.44 million BoP, current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 14.10 million BoP, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.23 million BoP, current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 22.65 million BoP, current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 25.46 million BoP, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 16.02 million BoP, current US$ | -37.1% |
| 2021 | 37.21 million BoP, current US$ | +132.2% |
| 2022 | 38.57 million BoP, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 24.65 million BoP, current US$ | -36.1% |
| 2024 | 23.81 million BoP, current US$ | -3.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 23.81 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 169.22 million BoP, current US$, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 23.81 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.16 million BoP, current US$, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +132.2% | 16.02 million BoP, current US$ | 37.21 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.56 million BoP, current US$ | 23.01 million BoP, current US$ | 36.83 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.53 million BoP, current US$ | 23.50 million BoP, current US$ | 38.64 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.76 million BoP, current US$ | 9.78 million BoP, current US$ | 31.93 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.66 million BoP, current US$ | 13.44 million BoP, current US$ | 25.46 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.05 million BoP, current US$ | 16.02 million BoP, current US$ | 38.57 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 178 Central African Republic 28.28 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 179 Nauru 27.93 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 180 Faroe Islands 24.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 182 Burundi 19.91 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 183 Palau 19.56 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 184 Djibouti 18.16 million BoP, current US$ 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 secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps in Mauritania?
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps in Mauritania was 23.81 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.64 million BoP, current US$ in 1980.
- What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.78 million BoP, current US$ in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Mauritania ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.