Mauritania vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 65.4% against 65.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.8% | 93.0% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 94.4% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 91.6% | 9.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 82.0% | 5.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 64.1% | 14.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 59.4% | 16.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 58.4% | 8.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 65.4% against 65.3% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Mauritania ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 81st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.