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Trade & investment · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Mauritania: trade and investment

Exports is 39.9% (2025), 84th of 184 in the world and 13th of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Imports is 54.2% (2025), 65th of 184 in the world and 8th of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Trade openness is 94.0% (2025), 72nd of 184 in the world and 10th of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Exports39.9%2025 · world 84/184 · region 13/43Imports54.2%2025 · world 65/184 · region 8/43Trade openness94.0%2025 · world 72/184 · region 10/43Current account-9.6%2024 · world 159/185 · region 35/42
Exports
MauritaniaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Mauritania39.9%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Imports
MauritaniaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Mauritania54.2%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Trade & investment: Mauritania in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP39.9%202584/18413/4325.5%45.7%41.4%+9.7 ppsince 201527.9%23.2%29.5%
ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP54.2%202565/1848/4333.4%47.7%45.4%+7.0 ppsince 201527.9%26.3%28.5%
Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP94.0%202572/18410/4358.9%93.4%86.8%+16.7 ppsince 201555.7%46.6%68.5%
Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP-9.6%2024159/18535/423.8%1998-18.2%2012-7.0%+12.7 ppsince 2014———
Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$$4.5bn2025127/20623/48$355m$2.1bn$2.8bn+146%since 2015$487bn$1.1tn$26.4tn
High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports9.4%202468/1704/39··2.0%—6.0%14.7%24.7%
Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports0.5%2024130/17226/39·14.4%0.3%−2.3 ppsince 201440.9%24.8%9.5%
Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports25.5%202456/17220/3920.8%14.5%29.1%−6.1 ppsince 201414.6%13.8%9.0%
Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products8.7%202252/18425/459.9%20017.9%12.2%+0.6 ppsince 2011———
FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP5.4%202539/19710/462.3%2.3%11.2%−2.7 ppsince 20152.1%1.5%1.4%
RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP0.9%2024123/17833/410.1%1998·2.0%+0.8 ppsince 19983.1%5.8%0.8%
Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$$6.4m2020173/17739/40·$50.0m2012$6.4m—$34.9bn$145bn$1.9tn
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours

Mauritania and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Mauritania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMauritaniaAlgeriaMaliSenegal
Exports39.9%202516.8%202522.1%202532.5%2025
Imports54.2%202522.1%202526.7%202538.6%2025
Trade openness94.0%202539.0%202548.8%202571.1%2025
Current account-9.6%2024-8.8%2025-4.3%2024-19.8%2023
Merchandise exports$4.5bn2025$45.4bn2025$4.9bn2025$10.2bn2025
High-tech exports9.4%20241.0%20175.4%20233.0%2024
Fuel exports0.5%202493.1%20241.6%202332.7%2024
Food exports25.5%20240.5%20246.2%202321.6%2024
Average tariff8.7%20229.2%20228.9%20228.4%2022
Algeria: trade & investmentMali: trade & investmentSenegal: trade & investment
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