Mauritania vs South Asia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Mauritania
0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritania rank
41st
South Asia rank
40th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- South Asia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.2979 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.6 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and South Asia ranks 40th of 203 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.4601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.4444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Mauritania or South Asia?
- Mauritania, at 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Mauritania and South Asia?
- 0.2979 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and South Asia ranks 40th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.