Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Mauritania, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Mauritania is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 86.6% on the previous year and up 3,176.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Mauritania peaked at 52.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 190th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 52.5% | — |
| 1963 | 20.8% | -60.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -98.0% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +132.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | +181.7% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -57.4% |
| 1971 | 8.1% | +859.2% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +233.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -70.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2627.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -88.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +63.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -94.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1885.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +850.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -90.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +8546.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +254.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +113.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -59.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +423.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -86.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +8546.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2007 | +2627.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2012 | +1885.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +859.2% | 0.8% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | +850.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 0.4% | 52.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 0.8% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 3.8% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 989.30 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 25.5% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Mauritania?
- Manufactures exports in Mauritania was 0.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for manufactures exports?
- Mauritania ranks 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,176.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.