Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Mauritania: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
12.4%
in 2023
Mauritania
26.8%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
11th
Mauritania rank
11th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 26.8% against 12.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.1% 1.8% 0.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 2.3% 0.0% 2.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 3.6% 4.5% 0.9% Mauritania
1990s 4.0% 7.0% 3.1% Mauritania
2000s 7.4% 6.3% 1.1% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 9.6% 21.9% 12.2% Mauritania
2020s 10.8% 23.8% 13.0% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 26.8% against 12.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Mauritania?
14.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Mauritania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Mauritania rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.