Liberia vs Mauritania: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 87.3% against 87.0% in Liberia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.4% | 30.9% | 70.5% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 128.4% | 46.1% | 82.3% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 47.6% | 51.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 467.3% | 42.8% | 424.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 56.8% | 3.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 78.4% | 24.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 81.8% | 13.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 87.3% against 87.0% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Liberia ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.