Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) was 20.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Mauritania, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 20.8% for bound rate, simple mean, all products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Mauritania peaked at 20.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2001.
That places Mauritania 86th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.4% | — |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 20.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.1%, 52% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 20.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.5%, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 20.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 989.30 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 123.61 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in Mauritania?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Mauritania was 20.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Mauritania ranks 86th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.