Share of imports that come from China in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of imports that come from China was 10.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of imports that come from China in Mauritania, 1966–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Mauritania is 10.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Mauritania peaked at 10.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1993.
That places Mauritania 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.3% | — |
| 1967 | 7.0% | +63.3% |
| 1968 | 9.5% | +35.7% |
| 1969 | 10.5% | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -85.1% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +44.7% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +189.2% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | -25.3% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +97.4% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -59.9% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -66.1% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +618.3% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -56.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -21.7% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +81.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +143.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +147.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +55.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +72.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -48.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +65.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +41.3% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +103.7% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +26.2% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 10.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 10.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +618.3% | 1.0% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Mauritania?
- Share of imports that come from china in Mauritania was 10.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.