Mauritania's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$2.83 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 83.31% from US$16.97 million in 2014 (16.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.83 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$12.49 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$16.97 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$27.49 million | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$2.83 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$12.02 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$27.49 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritania's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 52.1% on 2023 (from US$5.9 million to US$2.83 million).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2023), the average change was −10.6% and a typical year strayed about 22.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43.8% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 52.1% in 2024. 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 downward, about US$1.43 million a year. A straight line explains 70% 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 22nd highest value of the 28 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$2.83 million | 2024 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$4.36 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$190.72 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Mauritania in the 2024 ranking
- Guinea-Bissau — 19th of 28: US$14.97 million
- Zimbabwe — 20th of 28: US$14.93 million
- Fiji — 21st of 28: US$10.05 million
- Solomon Islands — 23rd of 28: US$2.54 million
- Haiti — 24th of 28: US$2 million
- Sierra Leone — 25th of 28: US$1.57 million
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,831,044 |
| 2023 | 5,904,240 |
| 2022 | 9,289,929 |
| 2021 | 11,416,545 |
| 2020 | 11,965,726 |
| 2019 | 12,491,888 |
| 2018 | 21,015,783 |
| 2017 | 14,617,922 |
| 2016 | 14,320,888 |
| 2015 | 16,305,619 |
| 2014 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$20.57 million (2025)
- Benin — US$14.02 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$16.46 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$89.57 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$4.26 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$11 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$189.16 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$13.6 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$2.51 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$13.11 million (2021)
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.31 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 4,365 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 328,992 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 92.07 (2024)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0 (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 45.78% (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 46.84 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritania's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$2.83 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2012?
- It is down 89.7% from US$27.49 million in 2012 (17.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$27.49 million in 2012 and the lowest US$2.83 million in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank?
- 22nd highest of 28 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Mauritania?
- In 2024, Mauritania's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 52.1% on 2023 (from US$5.9 million to US$2.83 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2023), the average change was −10.6% and a typical year strayed about 22.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.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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