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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Mauritania economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Mauritania best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 0.9 billion (2018)
World Bank, data retrieved October 2019
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
2.8% | 1.1% | -1% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2014* | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | ||
5.6% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 3% | 3% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
N/A | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
0.5% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
75.2% | 77.4% | 75.9% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
-3.4% | -0.5% | 0% | 3.3% | -0% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-18.4 % (2018 estimate)
43.2% (2018)
0.01% (2018)
0.002% (2017)
Iron ore, fish and fish products, livestock, gold, copper, crude oil
Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
China 31.2%, Switzerland 14.4%, Spain 10.1%, Germany 8.2%, Japan 8.1% (2017)
Belgium 11.5%, UAE 11.3%, US 9.2%, China 7.5%, France 7.4%, Netherlands 6.1%, Morocco 6%, Slovenia 4.8%, Vanuatu 4.7%, Spain 4.7% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 271 million | USD 587 million | USD 71 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 1.0 million | USD 9.7 million | USD 3.6 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
52 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 49 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 109 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 166 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 103 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 132 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 147 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 177 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 144 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 48 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 168 out of 190 countries
134 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 119 / Score: 55.7 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
2 million | 2.64 million | 3.29 million | 3.71 million | 4.15 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
6.9% | 27.4% | 38.1% | 53.7% |
Total population: 52.1%
Male: 62.6%
Female: 41.6%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
24.1% (last available estimate, 2014)
32.6 (last available estimate, 2014)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 1.4% Mobile: 103.7% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)