Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Transport services

Ethiopia
80.3%
in 2024
Mauritania
54.3%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Mauritania rank
5th

Transport services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
020406080197519992024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 80.3% against 54.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 26.0%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Mauritania ranks 5th of 198 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 68.0% 63.8% 4.2% Ethiopia
1980s 65.2% 48.6% 16.6% Ethiopia
1990s 74.1% 15.1% 59.0% Ethiopia
2010s 76.3% 26.7% 49.6% Ethiopia
2020s 76.2% 49.7% 26.5% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Ethiopia, at 80.3% against 54.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
26.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for transport services?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Mauritania ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.