Starting a business - Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Starting a business - Score was 92.24 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Mauritania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Mauritania is 92.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Mauritania peaked at 92.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.87, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.15 | — |
| 2004 | 22.22 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.87 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.61 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 37.37 | +51.8% |
| 2008 | 51.54 | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 51.22 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 51.59 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.62 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 57.14 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 58.17 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 65.96 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 86.87 | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 86.87 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.8 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 92.18 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.24 | +0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 92.24 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 92.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +51.8% | 24.61 | 37.37 |
| 2008 | +37.9% | 37.37 | 51.54 |
| 2015 | +31.7% | 65.96 | 86.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 | 21.87 | 51.54 | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.94 | 51.59 | 92.24 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Mauritania?
- Starting a business - score in Mauritania was 92.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.87 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for starting a business - score?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.