International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania
Mauritania: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 900,000 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania, 2012–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania is 900,000 current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 64.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania peaked at 9.00 million current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 900,000 current US$, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 153rd out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2013 | 9.00 million current US$ | +350.0% |
| 2014 | 5.00 million current US$ | -44.4% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million current US$ | -60.0% |
| 2016 | 3.00 million current US$ | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million current US$ | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million current US$ | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2.50 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 900,000 current US$ | -64.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.31 million current US$ | 1.00 million current US$ | 9.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 900,000 current US$ | 900,000 current US$ | 900,000 current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 153 Bangladesh 900,000 current US$ compare
- 155 Benin 860,000 current US$ compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 770,000 current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Mauritania was 900,000 current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Mauritania ranks 153rd out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.