Mauritania's service imports (current US$, BoP) was US$1.05 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 16.41% from US$900.33 million in 2014 (1.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.05 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$793.48 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$900.33 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.05 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$67.19 million | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | US$799.73 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$69.18 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritania's service imports (current US$, BoP) rose 9.7% on 2023 (from US$955.74 million to US$1.05 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +3.2% and a typical year strayed about 16.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 53.6% in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.2% in 1990. 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$45.26 million a year. A straight line explains 90% 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 18th 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$1.05 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$8.75 trillion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$151.53 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$424.83 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Mauritania in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 37 values
| Year | Service imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,048,065,826 |
| 2023 | 955,736,803 |
| 2022 | 943,008,664 |
| 2021 | 792,868,434 |
| 2020 | 795,835,958 |
| 2019 | 793,481,589 |
| 2018 | 682,481,300 |
| 2017 | 739,686,355 |
| 2016 | 605,386,960 |
| 2015 | 640,745,973 |
| 2014 |
Service imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.46 billion (2025)
- Benin — US$1.54 billion (2023)
- Botswana — US$1.3 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.47 billion (2024)
- Burundi — US$406.28 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$349.3 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$2.4 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$205.36 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$5.02 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$1.71 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Mauritania
- Changes in inventories (current US$) — 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$4.65 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritania's service imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$1.05 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 1,415% from US$69.18 million in 1975 (5.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.05 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$67.19 million in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank?
- 18th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in service imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Mauritania?
- In 2024, Mauritania's service imports (current US$, BoP) rose 9.7% on 2023 (from US$955.74 million to US$1.05 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +3.2% and a typical year strayed about 16.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above 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.NFSV.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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