New business density in Mauritania
Mauritania: New business density was 0.8334 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
New business density in Mauritania, 2016–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new business density in Mauritania is 0.8334 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new business density in Mauritania peaked at 0.9694 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4575 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, in 2016.
Mauritania ranks 134th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
New business density in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.4575 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | — |
| 2017 | 0.4993 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.544 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5893 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.557 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7377 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8152 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9694 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8334 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5225 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.4575 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.5893 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7825 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.557 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.9694 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 131 Burundi 0.9798 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 132 Mexico 0.954 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 133 Indonesia 0.9436 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 135 Algeria 0.8289 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 0.768 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 137 Comoros 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
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 new business density in Mauritania?
- New business density in Mauritania was 0.8334 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new business density recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9694 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2023.
- What is the lowest new business density recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4575 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for new business density?
- Mauritania ranks 134th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new business density rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.