Mauritania vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Mauritania
0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritania rank
41st
Upper middle income rank
38th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.4601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.4444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2461 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$), per unit of gdp, Mauritania or Upper middle income?
- Mauritania, at 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.