Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mauritania, 2012–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mauritania stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.1% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -76.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +112.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +143.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 99,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,401 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mauritania was 0.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.