Services, value added in Mauritania
Mauritania: Services, value added was 196.89 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Mauritania is 196.89 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Mauritania peaked at 196.89 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 252.50 million current LCU, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 124th of 206 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.
Services, value added in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 252.50 million current LCU | — |
| 1962 | 295.54 million current LCU | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 327.54 million current LCU | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 421.73 million current LCU | +28.8% |
| 1965 | 421.54 million current LCU | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 414.72 million current LCU | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 448.17 million current LCU | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 464.06 million current LCU | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 467.23 million current LCU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 561.51 million current LCU | +20.2% |
| 1971 | 605.62 million current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 726.28 million current LCU | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 746.21 million current LCU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 913.46 million current LCU | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 1.11 billion current LCU | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 1.31 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 1.51 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 1.64 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 1.89 billion current LCU | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 2.16 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 2.31 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 2.58 billion current LCU | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 2.96 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 3.15 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 3.34 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 3.68 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 4.17 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 4.38 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.75 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 5.09 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 7.19 billion current LCU | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 7.89 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 8.95 billion current LCU | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 9.82 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 10.84 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 11.88 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 13.11 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 13.78 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 15.25 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 17.16 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 18.42 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 20.31 billion current LCU | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 23.39 billion current LCU | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 26.86 billion current LCU | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 31.73 billion current LCU | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 35.88 billion current LCU | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 43.05 billion current LCU | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 48.66 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 52.87 billion current LCU | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 62.04 billion current LCU | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 68.83 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 77.57 billion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 82.32 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 88.54 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 93.09 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 98.95 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 106.90 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 115.80 billion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 124.08 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 119.75 billion current LCU | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 137.30 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 157.50 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 168.39 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 183.36 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 196.89 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 196.89 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 891.96 billion current LCU, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 196.89 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25 trillion current LCU, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +41.2% | 5.09 billion current LCU | 7.19 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390.34 million current LCU | 252.50 million current LCU | 467.23 million current LCU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.10 billion current LCU | 561.51 million current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 billion current LCU | 2.16 billion current LCU | 4.75 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.38 billion current LCU | 5.09 billion current LCU | 15.25 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.83 billion current LCU | 17.16 billion current LCU | 52.87 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.81 billion current LCU | 62.04 billion current LCU | 124.08 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.53 billion current LCU | 119.75 billion current LCU | 196.89 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 services, value added in Mauritania?
- Services, value added in Mauritania was 196.89 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 196.89 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 252.50 million current LCU in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for services, value added?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.