International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Mauritania
Mauritania: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts in Mauritania, 2012–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Mauritania is 0.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.6% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Mauritania peaked at 2.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 179th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.8% | — |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -35.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -77.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +86.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -57.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.6%, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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 international tourism, receipts in Mauritania?
- International tourism, receipts in Mauritania was 0.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.