International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania
Mauritania: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 5.50 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania is 5.50 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 50.9% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania peaked at 48.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 19.00 million current US$ | +72.7% |
| 1997 | 21.00 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 20.00 million current US$ | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 28.00 million current US$ | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 48.00 million current US$ | +71.4% |
| 2013 | 41.00 million current US$ | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 37.00 million current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 29.00 million current US$ | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 30.00 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.00 million current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 4.00 million current US$ | -82.6% |
| 2019 | 11.20 million current US$ | +180.0% |
| 2020 | 5.50 million current US$ | -50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.80 million current US$ | 11.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.90 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 48.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.50 million current US$ | 5.50 million current US$ | 5.50 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 180 Eswatini 7.00 million current US$ compare
- 181 Tajikistan 6.40 million current US$ compare
- 182 Solomon Islands 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 184 Lesotho 5.00 million current US$ compare
- 185 Burundi 3.90 million current US$ compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 3.46 million 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$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritania was 5.50 million current US$ 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 travel items recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 48.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Mauritania ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.