Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Mauritania
Mauritania: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 33.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Mauritania, 1964–2023
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 outside in Mauritania is 33.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Mauritania peaked at 33.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2.6% | — |
| 1966 | 5.8% | +123.9% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | +76.9% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | +37.7% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -86.0% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +36.3% |
| 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 | 17.1% | +392.0% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | -39.7% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | +143.6% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | -43.3% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +27.3% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +48.1% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -33.6% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +83.2% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +38.4% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +15.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 33.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 33.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 | +392.0% | 3.5% | 17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 2.6% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 3.5% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 8.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 14.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.9% | 33.3% | 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 outside in Mauritania?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Mauritania was 33.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.