Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Mauritania
1,070 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
987.31 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
145th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1,070 current US$ per person against 987.31 current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 82.69 current US$ per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mauritania ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.72 current US$ per person | 34.4 current US$ per person | 2.68 current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 108.91 current US$ per person | 49.61 current US$ per person | 59.3 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 145.25 current US$ per person | 125.98 current US$ per person | 19.27 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 184.03 current US$ per person | 261.28 current US$ per person | 77.25 current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 342.18 current US$ per person | 432.28 current US$ per person | 90.1 current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 797.49 current US$ per person | 905.33 current US$ per person | 107.83 current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 903.8 current US$ per person | 849.74 current US$ per person | 54.06 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Mauritania, at 1,070 current US$ per person against 987.31 current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 82.69 current US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.