Import volume index (2015 = 100) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Import volume index (2015 = 100) was 103 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import volume index in Mauritania is 103 2015 = 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Mauritania peaked at 103 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3 2015 = 100, in 2006.
That places Mauritania 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index (2015 = 100) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 35.3 2015 = 100 | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 39.6 2015 = 100 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 45.7 2015 = 100 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 41.8 2015 = 100 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 49.8 2015 = 100 | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 53.7 2015 = 100 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 70 2015 = 100 | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 92 2015 = 100 | +31.4% |
| 2014 | 85 2015 = 100 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 59.7 2015 = 100 | -40.3% |
| 2017 | 92 2015 = 100 | +54.1% |
| 2018 | 81.5 2015 = 100 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 92.7 2015 = 100 | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 87.6 2015 = 100 | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 103 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 103 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115 2015 = 100, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 103 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.1 2015 = 100, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.56 2015 = 100 | 35.3 2015 = 100 | 45.7 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.64 2015 = 100 | 49.8 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.64 2015 = 100 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | 103 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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 import volume index in Mauritania?
- Import volume index in Mauritania was 103 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 103 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3 2015 = 100 in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for import volume index?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.