Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritania in 2024 — 33.75%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 130. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 33.74 pp.
1962–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.75 | −4.3 pp |
| 2023 | 38.05 | −1.42 pp |
| 2022 | 39.47 | −23.51 pp |
| 2021 | 62.98 | +20.58 pp |
| 2020 | 42.4 | −6.09 pp |
| 2019 | 48.49 | +12.52 pp |
| 2018 | 35.97 | −5.06 pp |
| 2017 | 41.04 | −1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 42.44 | +1.46 pp |
| 2015 | 40.98 | −9.58 pp |
| 2014 | 50.55 | −13.71 pp |
| 2013 | 64.26 | +13.04 pp |
| 2012 | 51.22 | +43.61 pp |
| 2011 | 7.61 | −27.74 pp |
| 2010 | 35.35 | +24 pp |
| 2009 | 11.35 | −44.14 pp |
| 2008 | 55.49 | +1.63 pp |
| 2007 | 53.86 | — |
| 2005 | 68.58 | +8.75 pp |
| 2004 | 59.83 | +1.92 pp |
| 2003 | 57.91 | −4.01 pp |
| 2002 | 61.91 | +2.97 pp |
| 2001 | 58.94 | +13.22 pp |
| 2000 | 45.72 | — |
| 1972 | 81.38 | −2.32 pp |
| 1971 | 83.7 | −4.62 pp |
| 1970 | 88.32 | — |
| 1968 | 89.7 | +0.63 pp |
| 1967 | 89.06 | −3.72 pp |
| 1966 | 92.78 | −0.92 pp |
| 1965 | 93.71 | −0.63 pp |
| 1964 | 94.33 | +26.12 pp |
| 1963 | 68.22 | +68.2 pp |
| 1962 | 0.01 | — |
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The share of ores, concentrates, non-ferrous and ferrous metals in merchandise exports. This is the second measure of commodity dependence after fuel, and the difference between them is meaningful: fuel is burned while metal stays in circulation, so a metallurgical specialization is more robust than an oil one to the shift to renewable energy — and demand for copper, lithium and nickel is exactly what that shift raises.
Important: Ores and metals together, with no split between raw material and processing: a country exporting concentrate and a country exporting rolled steel look the same by this indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
