Mauritania's goods imports (current US$, BoP) was US$4.32 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 63.05% from US$2.65 billion in 2014 (5.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4.32 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.89 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.65 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4.83 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$208.49 million | 1975 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3.13 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$208.49 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritania's goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 0.1% on 2023 (from US$4.32 billion to US$4.32 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +2.5% and a typical year strayed about 15.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 37.1% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.5% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$331.38 million a year. A straight line explains 88% 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 2024, Mauritania had the 19th highest value of the 29 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | US$4.32 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$25.08 trillion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$473.08 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.53 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Mauritania in the 2024 ranking
- Mali — 15th of 29: US$5.49 billion
- Papua New Guinea — 16th of 29: US$4.69 billion
- Bahamas, The — 17th of 29: US$4.6 billion
- Haiti — 19th of 29: US$4.27 billion
- Djibouti — 20th of 29: US$4.04 billion
- Fiji — 21st of 29: US$2.86 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 37 values
| Year | Goods imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,321,587,419 |
| 2023 | 4,315,557,759 |
| 2022 | 4,826,557,759 |
| 2021 | 3,519,466,035 |
| 2020 | 2,878,853,980 |
| 2019 | 2,889,457,235 |
| 2018 | 2,601,454,256 |
| 2017 | 2,093,931,424 |
| 2016 | 1,900,061,699 |
| 2015 | 1,948,002,121 |
| 2014 |
Goods imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$15.52 billion (2025)
- Benin — US$4.65 billion (2023)
- Botswana — US$6.13 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$5.82 billion (2024)
- Burundi — US$1.1 billion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$1.29 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — US$7.77 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$298.67 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$32.96 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$2.78 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania
- Changes in inventories (current US$) — US$2.03 billion (2025)
- Changes in inventories (current LCU) — 80.64 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$4.65 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritania's goods imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$4.32 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 1,973% from US$208.49 million in 1975 (6.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.83 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$208.49 million in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank?
- 19th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in goods imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Mauritania?
- In 2024, Mauritania's goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 0.1% on 2023 (from US$4.32 billion to US$4.32 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +2.5% and a typical year strayed about 15.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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