Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP was 1.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 4.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +65.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 430.54 current US$ per person (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 352.23 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 14,015 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania was 1.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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