Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Mauritania

Merchandise imports in Mauritania in 2025 — 5,685,000,000 US$. Ranked 136 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23,587.5%.

2025 5.69B US$ +18% vs 2024
World rank 136of 205
Period maximum 5.69B US$2025
Period minimum 16M US$1964

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Mauritania, 1960–202502B4B6B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 24,000,000 US$1962: 36,000,000 US$1964: 16,000,000 US$1966: 23,000,000 US$1968: 35,000,000 US$1970: 56,000,000 US$1972: 69,000,000 US$1974: 120,000,000 US$1976: 179,000,000 US$1978: 181,000,000 US$1980: 286,000,000 US$1982: 276,000,000 US$1984: 208,000,000 US$1986: 221,000,000 US$1988: 240,000,000 US$1990: 388,000,000 US$1992: 407,000,000 US$1994: 362,000,000 US$1996: 450,000,000 US$1998: 399,000,000 US$2000: 454,000,000 US$2002: 431,000,000 US$2004: 923,000,000 US$2006: 1,167,000,000 US$2008: 1,941,000,000 US$2010: 1,935,000,000 US$2012: 3,129,000,000 US$2014: 3,642,000,000 US$2016: 2,174,000,000 US$2018: 3,183,000,000 US$2020: 2,744,000,000 US$2022: 5,120,000,000 US$2024: 4,818,000,000 US$2025: 5,685,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +5.66B (+23,587.5%) Average annual rate: 8.78 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 5.69B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Africa computed 138B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 5.69B +867M +18%
2024 4.82B +0 +0%
2023 4.82B −302M −5.9%
2022 5.12B +1.26B +32.64%
2021 3.86B +1.12B +40.67%
2020 2.74B −776M −22.05%
2019 3.52B +337M +10.59%
2018 3.18B −339M −9.63%
2017 3.52B +1.35B +62.01%
2016 2.17B −1.53B −41.29%
2015 3.7B +61M +1.67%
2014 3.64B −336M −8.45%
2013 3.98B +849M +27.13%
2012 3.13B +662M +26.83%
2011 2.47B +532M +27.49%
2010 1.94B +437M +29.17%
2009 1.5B −443M −22.82%
2008 1.94B +509M +35.54%
2007 1.43B +265M +22.71%
2006 1.17B −261M −18.28%
2005 1.43B +505M +54.71%
2004 923M +381M +70.3%
2003 542M +111M +25.75%
2002 431M −34M −7.31%
2001 465M +11M +2.42%
2000 454M +69M +17.92%
1999 385M −14M −3.51%
1998 399M −34M −7.85%
1997 433M −17M −3.78%
1996 450M +19M +4.41%
1995 431M +69M +19.06%
1994 362M −83M −18.65%
1993 445M +38M +9.34%
1992 407M −18M −4.24%
1991 425M +37M +9.54%
1990 388M +166M +74.77%
1989 222M −18M −7.5%
1988 240M +5M +2.13%
1987 235M +14M +6.33%
1986 221M −13M −5.56%
1985 234M +26M +12.5%
1984 208M −19M −8.37%
1983 227M −49M −17.75%
1982 276M +11M +4.15%
1981 265M −21M −7.34%
1980 286M +27M +10.42%
1979 259M +78M +43.09%
1978 181M −26M −12.56%
1977 207M +28M +15.64%
1976 179M +18M +11.18%
1975 161M +41M +34.17%
1974 120M −8M −6.25%
1973 128M +59M +85.51%
1972 69M +12M +21.05%
1971 57M +1M +1.79%
1970 56M +14M +33.33%
1969 42M +7M +20%
1968 35M −2M −5.41%
1967 37M +14M +60.87%
1966 23M −1M −4.17%
1965 24M +8M +50%
1964 16M −14M −46.67%
1963 30M −6M −16.67%
1962 36M +5M +16.13%
1961 31M +7M +29.17%
1960 24M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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