Mauritania vs Tunisia: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Mauritania
- Tunisia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 87.3% against 86.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Tunisia ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.9% | 35.8% | 4.9% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 47.8% | 1.6% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 61.7% | 14.1% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 68.3% | 25.5% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 76.7% | 19.8% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 83.4% | 5.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 88.4% | 6.6% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Mauritania or Tunisia?
- Mauritania, at 87.3% against 86.8% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Tunisia ranks 38th 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.