Services, value added in Mauritania
Mauritania: Services, value added was 42.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Mauritania stood at 42.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Mauritania peaked at 46.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1968.
That places Mauritania 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Services, value added in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.1% | — |
| 1962 | 36.4% | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 39.4% | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 38.1% | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 33.4% | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 31.5% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 30.2% | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 32.7% | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 36.7% | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 33.9% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 32.9% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 44.1% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 43.3% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 44.9% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 44.9% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 43.0% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.8% | 30.2% | 39.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.2% | 32.6% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 39.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 36.0% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 34.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.2% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 44.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 2,198 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 39.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 87,437 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 26.51 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Mauritania?
- Services, value added in Mauritania was 42.4% 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 46.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1968.
- How does Mauritania rank for services, value added?
- Mauritania ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 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.