Transport services in Mauritania
Mauritania: Transport services was 54.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 54.2% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Mauritania peaked at 76.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 30th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Transport services in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 61.5% | — |
| 1976 | 72.5% | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | -26.3% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 53.2% | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 65.9% | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 72.4% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 60.8% | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 62.7% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 76.9% | +48.7% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 71.3% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.4% | 46.4% | 72.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 51.7% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 37.4% | 76.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 33.8% | 42.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 47.3% | 54.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 27 Jordan 54.5% compare
- 28 Cambodia 54.3% compare
- 29 Yemen 54.3% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.6% 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 transport services in Mauritania?
- Transport services in Mauritania was 54.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for transport services?
- Mauritania ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.