Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Mauritania
Mauritania: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 15.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Mauritania, 1966–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritania is 15.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 66.4% on the previous year and up 175.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritania peaked at 17.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.9% | — |
| 1967 | 7.2% | +47.4% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +67.3% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -84.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +188.8% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -25.5% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +333.4% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -45.1% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +48.1% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +30.3% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -31.4% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +122.5% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -52.8% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +63.4% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -46.7% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +77.6% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +105.1% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +35.8% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +66.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.4%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.6%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +333.4% | 3.5% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 4.9% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 3.5% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.2% | 15.4% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritania?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritania was 15.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.