Mauritania vs Oman: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Mauritania
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 91.0% against 87.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Oman ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Oman ranks 34th of 204 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.9% | 35.3% | 4.3% | Oman |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 71.4% | 25.2% | Oman |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 82.1% | 34.5% | Oman |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 66.9% | 24.1% | Oman |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 78.7% | 21.9% | Oman |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 82.3% | 4.0% | Oman |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 91.3% | 9.6% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Mauritania or Oman?
- Oman, at 91.0% against 87.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Mauritania and Oman?
- 3.7%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Oman?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Oman rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Oman ranks 34th 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.