Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mauritania
Mauritania: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 60.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mauritania, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 60.7% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2013.
Mauritania ranks 118th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 100.0% | — |
| 1963 | 91.7% | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 96.8% | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 96.3% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 95.1% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 93.1% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 96.6% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 94.5% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 96.4% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 98.0% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 90.7% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 89.2% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 86.8% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 60.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 60.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -44.7% | 90.8% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | +27.0% | 67.9% | 86.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.8% | 91.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 96.8% | 94.5% | 98.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 91.5% | 83.0% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 82.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 50.2% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 44.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 50.1% | 60.8% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mauritania?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mauritania was 60.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Mauritania ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.