African Haven: Q&A With Bank Of Mauritius Governor Yandraduth Googoolye
Yandraduth Googoolye, governor of the Bank of Mauritius, talks about policy, global uncertainty and foreign direct investment.
Mauritania GDP and Economic Data
Includes Mauritania real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
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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International Reserves
USD 0.9 billion (2018)
World Bank, data retrieved October 2019
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Real GDP growth
| 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% |
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GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| N/A | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 24.4%
- industry: 24.2%
- services: 38.1%
(2018 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3% |
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Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| 75.2% | 77.4% | 75.9% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| -3.4% | -0.5% | 0% | 3.3% | -0% |
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Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-18.4 % (2018 estimate)
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Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
43.2% (2018)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.01% (2018)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.002% (2017)
Export commodities
Iron ore, fish and fish products, livestock, gold, copper, crude oil
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Import commodities
Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
Exports - major partners
China 31.2%, Switzerland 14.4%, Spain 10.1%, Germany 8.2%, Japan 8.1% (2017)
Imports - major partners
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)
FDI inflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 271 million | USD 587 million | USD 71 million |
FDI outflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 1.0 million | USD 9.7 million | USD 3.6 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
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
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Global competitiveness ranking
134 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 119 / Score: 55.7 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
| 2 million | 2.64 million | 3.29 million | 3.71 million | 4.15 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 6.9% | 27.4% | 38.1% | 53.7% |
Literacy
Total population: 52.1%
Male: 62.6%
Female: 41.6%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
24.1% (last available estimate, 2014)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
32.6 (last available estimate, 2014)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed: 1.4% Mobile: 103.7% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)