Mauritania's changes in inventories (current LCU) was 80.64 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 868.39% from 8.33 billion in 2015 (25.49% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 80.64 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 42.86 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 8.33 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 80.64 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | -15.81 billion | 2007 |
| Average since 2016 | 47.26 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 0 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Mauritania's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 5.9 billion on 2024 (from 74.74 billion to 80.64 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +2.97 billion and a typical year strayed about 11.27 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.21 billion in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.57 billion in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8.61 billion a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Mauritania had the 26th highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Mauritania in the 2025 ranking
- Niger — 23rd of 109: 130.43 billion
- Ukraine — 24th of 109: 122.45 billion
- Morocco — 25th of 109: 83.87 billion
- Burkina Faso — 27th of 109: 74.62 billion
- Saudi Arabia — 28th of 109: 72.37 billion
- Germany — 29th of 109: 72.37 billion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 80,639,947,200 |
| 2024 | 74,740,000,000 |
| 2023 | 80,391,500,000 |
| 2022 | 68,081,700,000 |
| 2021 | 40,870,600,000 |
| 2020 | 42,856,200,000 |
| 2019 | 25,399,600,000 |
| 2018 | 36,011,600,000 |
| 2017 | 18,519,700,000 |
| 2016 | 5,132,000,000 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 15.59 billion (2024)
- Benin — 56.5 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 2.51 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 74.62 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 233.9 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — -97.75 billion (2025)
- Chad — 495.84 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 7.91 billion (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6.98 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 28.87 billion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania
- Changes in inventories (current US$) — US$2.03 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$8.17 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 325.27 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 69.99% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$) — US$13.35 billion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU) — 531.28 billion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) — 114.32% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.65 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 185.21 billion (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Mauritania's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 80.64 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Mauritania rank?
- 26th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Mauritania?
- In 2025, Mauritania's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 5.9 billion on 2024 (from 74.74 billion to 80.64 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +2.97 billion and a typical year strayed about 11.27 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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