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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.