Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 49.21 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Mauritania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Mauritania is 49.21, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42.86 | — |
| 2015 | 46.44 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 46.73 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.06 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 48.21 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 49.21 | +2.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 49.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 49.21 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Mauritania?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Mauritania was 49.21 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.21 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.86 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.