Trade in services (% of GDP) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trade in services in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Mauritania is 11.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Mauritania peaked at 22.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1991.
That places Mauritania 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.4% | — |
| 1976 | 12.9% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 11.1% | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 13.6% | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 19.2% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -31.4% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +88.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 11.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +88.2% | 9.2% | 17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 15.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.4% | 17.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Mauritania?
- Trade in services in Mauritania was 11.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for trade in services?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.