Mauritania vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 33.3% against 32.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 51st 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 | 8.7% | 6.2% | 2.5% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 7.4% | 3.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 14.7% | 4.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 32.8% | 16.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 38.8% | 17.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 39.5% | 8.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 33.3% against 32.7% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Mauritania ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.