Mauritania vs Pacific island small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Mauritania
33.3%
in 2023
Pacific island small states
3.6%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
50th
Pacific island small states rank
47th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Mauritania
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 33.3% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 29.7%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.2 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Mauritania ranks 50th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 8.7% 6.7% 2.1% Mauritania
1970s 3.6% 4.6% 1.0% Pacific island small states
1980s 11.0% 1.2% 9.8% Mauritania
1990s 19.0% 1.1% 17.9% Mauritania
2000s 16.8% 3.3% 13.5% Mauritania
2010s 21.7% 2.6% 19.1% Mauritania
2020s 31.1% 3.0% 28.1% Mauritania

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 Pacific island small states?
Mauritania, at 33.3% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Mauritania and Pacific island small states?
29.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pacific island small states?
53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Pacific island small states rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Mauritania ranks 50th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.