Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled was 5 rank in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in rank.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 5 rank for where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 21 rank in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2 rank, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | rank | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3 rank | — |
| 1967 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 rank | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 7 rank | +75.0% |
| 1971 | 6 rank | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 5 rank | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 4 rank | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 6 rank | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 6 rank | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 rank | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 rank | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 rank | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 rank | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 3 rank | -40.0% |
| 1987 | 4 rank | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 4 rank | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 rank | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 6 rank | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9 rank | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 9 rank | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21 rank | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 4 rank | -81.0% |
| 1995 | 4 rank | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 rank | +225.0% |
| 1997 | 15 rank | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 14 rank | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 9 rank | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 10 rank | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 10 rank | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 rank | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 rank | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 12 rank | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 7 rank | -41.7% |
| 2006 | 3 rank | -57.1% |
| 2007 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 rank | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 2 rank | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 5 rank | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 5 rank | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 rank | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 6 rank | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 5 rank | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 rank | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 rank | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 8 rank | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 rank | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 rank | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 4 rank | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 6 rank | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 7 rank | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 4 rank | -42.9% |
| 2024 | 5 rank | +25.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5 rank is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 rank, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5 rank is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5 rank, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +225.0% | 4 rank | 13 rank |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.25 rank | 3 rank | 4 rank | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.6 rank | 4 rank | 7 rank | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.11 rank | 3 rank | 6 rank | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.4 rank | 4 rank | 21 rank | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 rank | 2 rank | 12 rank | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 rank | 3 rank | 8 rank | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 rank | 4 rank | 7 rank | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Mauritania was 5 rank in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 21 rank in 1993.
- What is the lowest where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 rank in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners with 242 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners with 242 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.