Mauritania - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania was $3,674,690,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,145,494,000 in 2012 and $277,675,600 in 1975.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $277,675,600
1976 $352,914,400
1977 $362,712,400
1978 $342,355,800
1979 $369,188,900
1980 $449,034,300
1981 $514,350,800
1982 $584,112,200
1983 $555,410,900
1984 $479,896,500
1985 $535,681,400
1986 $612,342,800
1987 $573,713,500
1988 $565,898,600
1989 $545,363,700
1990 $519,755,900
1991 $550,058,500
1992 $640,343,400
1993 $585,311,200
1994 $533,344,100
1995 $509,546,500
1996 $577,379,600
1997 $516,419,400
1998 $471,201,000
2012 $4,145,494,000
2013 $4,043,739,000
2014 $3,550,732,000
2015 $2,588,748,000
2016 $2,505,449,000
2017 $2,833,618,000
2018 $3,283,935,000
2019 $3,682,939,000
2020 $3,674,690,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Mauritania was $4,058,550,000 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,206,931,000 in 2012 and $29,741,420 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 $29,741,420
1962 $35,270,350
1963 $34,317,100
1964 $35,079,700
1965 $38,130,110
1966 $38,756,010
1967 $45,475,870
1968 $47,194,760
1969 $47,902,200
1970 $53,340,250
1971 $57,029,540
1972 $133,106,300
1973 $157,860,200
1974 $251,014,400
1975 $293,407,100
1976 $416,963,100
1977 $406,019,300
1978 $360,360,600
1979 $393,063,700
1980 $482,428,100
1981 $572,218,700
1982 $648,640,100
1983 $614,032,000
1984 $542,696,800
1985 $563,391,000
1986 $650,009,600
1987 $618,370,600
1988 $615,942,100
1989 $568,480,400
1990 $632,068,900
1991 $603,326,400
1992 $431,905,200
1993 $382,685,500
1994 $544,298,200
1995 $667,899,800
1996 $667,181,200
1997 $608,287,900
1998 $547,348,200
1999 $525,232,400
2000 $594,774,700
2001 $613,990,000
2002 $568,870,600
2003 $742,377,000
2004 $1,227,309,000
2005 $1,805,119,000
2006 $1,584,466,000
2007 $1,979,301,000
2008 $2,734,287,000
2009 $2,110,387,000
2010 $2,683,930,000
2011 $3,267,490,000
2012 $4,206,931,000
2013 $4,106,328,000
2014 $3,574,551,000
2015 $2,907,775,000
2016 $2,510,107,000
2017 $3,012,623,000
2018 $3,524,615,000
2019 $3,944,909,000
2020 $4,058,550,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Mauritania was 150,978,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 150,978,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 146,833,400 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 146,833,400
1962 174,129,400
1963 169,423,200
1964 173,188,100
1965 188,248,000
1966 191,338,000
1967 224,513,900
1968 233,000,100
1969 248,811,700
1970 296,261,900
1971 316,093,600
1972 672,142,800
1973 703,704,400
1974 1,137,931,000
1975 1,264,708,000
1976 1,877,259,000
1977 1,850,924,000
1978 1,663,515,000
1979 1,803,868,000
1980 2,215,025,000
1981 2,763,576,000
1982 3,357,958,000
1983 3,365,614,000
1984 3,462,585,000
1985 4,342,900,000
1986 4,834,446,000
1987 4,568,417,000
1988 4,635,630,000
1989 4,721,286,000
1990 5,095,045,000
1991 4,944,018,000
1992 3,758,742,000
1993 4,623,071,000
1994 6,726,164,000
1995 8,667,203,000
1996 9,155,194,000
1997 9,237,034,000
1998 10,316,200,000
1999 11,004,350,000
2000 14,210,540,000
2001 15,695,370,000
2002 15,458,430,000
2003 19,526,740,000
2004 32,564,550,000
2005 47,943,970,000
2006 42,558,740,000
2007 51,182,160,000
2008 65,131,540,000
2009 55,369,380,000
2010 74,048,010,000
2011 91,855,010,000
2012 124,786,000,000
2013 123,470,000,000
2014 108,211,000,000
2015 94,407,300,000
2016 88,448,900,000
2017 107,852,000,000
2018 125,717,000,000
2019 144,742,000,000
2020 150,978,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Mauritania was 4,173,847,000 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,173,847,000 in 2020 and 185,149,200 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 185,149,200
1962 216,474,300
1963 206,796,700
1964 207,306,000
1965 221,313,200
1966 221,899,900
1967 274,099,600
1968 285,143,400
1969 281,867,500
1970 305,778,000
1971 311,045,600
1972 439,725,200
1973 409,836,900
1974 679,783,500
1975 751,293,400
1976 1,147,186,000
1977 1,001,299,000
1978 795,588,200
1979 744,086,600
1980 753,551,000
1981 930,595,600
1982 1,108,112,000
1983 1,078,301,000
1984 1,018,107,000
1985 1,028,246,000
1986 1,166,718,000
1987 1,028,304,000
1988 935,429,400
1989 867,025,600
1990 908,719,500
1991 770,244,000
1992 652,870,200
1993 621,345,100
1994 591,342,200
1995 694,038,400
1996 704,997,900
1997 661,657,300
1998 703,508,500
1999 744,584,000
2000 918,063,000
2001 1,006,535,000
2002 952,049,200
2003 1,199,013,000
2004 1,803,249,000
2005 2,279,282,000
2006 1,840,506,000
2007 2,072,439,000
2008 2,320,722,000
2009 2,177,473,000
2010 2,584,998,000
2011 2,951,994,000
2012 3,859,460,000
2013 3,678,632,000
2014 3,128,482,000
2015 2,907,775,000
2016 2,822,680,000
2017 3,238,986,000
2018 3,662,852,000
2019 4,092,780,000
2020 4,173,847,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Mauritania was 1.98 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.87 in 1974 and a minimum value of -20.54 in 1978.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1962 16.92
1963 -4.47
1964 0.25
1965 6.76
1966 0.27
1967 23.52
1968 4.03
1969 -1.15
1970 8.48
1971 1.72
1972 41.37
1973 -6.80
1974 65.87
1975 10.52
1976 52.69
1977 -12.72
1978 -20.54
1979 -6.47
1980 1.27
1981 23.49
1982 19.08
1983 -2.69
1984 -5.58
1985 1.00
1986 13.47
1987 -11.86
1988 -9.03
1989 -7.31
1990 4.81
1991 -15.24
1992 -15.24
1993 -4.83
1994 -4.83
1995 17.37
1996 1.58
1997 -6.15
1998 6.33
1999 5.84
2000 23.30
2001 9.64
2002 -5.41
2003 25.94
2004 50.39
2005 26.40
2006 -19.25
2007 12.60
2008 11.98
2009 -6.17
2010 18.72
2011 14.20
2012 30.74
2013 -4.69
2014 -14.96
2015 -7.05
2016 -2.93
2017 14.75
2018 13.09
2019 11.74
2020 1.98

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Mauritania was 144,369,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 144,369,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,404,100,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 6,404,100,000
1962 7,487,600,000
1963 7,152,860,000
1964 7,170,479,000
1965 7,654,970,000
1966 7,675,263,000
1967 9,480,792,000
1968 9,862,783,000
1969 9,749,474,000
1970 10,576,510,000
1971 10,758,710,000
1972 15,209,590,000
1973 14,175,790,000
1974 23,512,930,000
1975 25,986,380,000
1976 39,679,840,000
1977 34,633,800,000
1978 27,518,480,000
1979 25,737,110,000
1980 26,064,470,000
1981 32,188,240,000
1982 38,328,320,000
1983 37,297,210,000
1984 35,215,170,000
1985 35,565,870,000
1986 40,355,450,000
1987 35,567,850,000
1988 32,355,430,000
1989 29,989,430,000
1990 31,431,570,000
1991 26,641,860,000
1992 22,582,030,000
1993 21,491,620,000
1994 20,453,850,000
1995 24,006,000,000
1996 24,385,070,000
1997 22,885,970,000
1998 24,333,560,000
1999 25,754,310,000
2000 31,754,750,000
2001 34,814,890,000
2002 32,930,290,000
2003 41,472,490,000
2004 62,372,320,000
2005 78,837,760,000
2006 63,661,000,000
2007 71,683,290,000
2008 80,271,130,000
2009 75,316,290,000
2010 89,412,120,000
2011 102,106,000,000
2012 133,494,000,000
2013 127,240,000,000
2014 108,211,000,000
2015 100,577,000,000
2016 97,633,260,000
2017 112,033,000,000
2018 126,694,000,000
2019 141,565,000,000
2020 144,369,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 51.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 62.53 in 2012, while its lowest value was 14.54 in 1966.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 18.68
1962 21.47
1963 20.40
1964 15.63
1965 14.93
1966 14.54
1967 16.09
1968 15.16
1969 16.23
1970 17.24
1971 16.99
1972 33.98
1973 32.00
1974 40.95
1975 41.71
1976 53.80
1977 50.81
1978 44.79
1979 41.29
1980 46.04
1981 51.76
1982 58.50
1983 52.70
1984 50.51
1985 55.80
1986 54.78
1987 45.99
1988 43.53
1989 39.19
1990 41.94
1991 28.28
1992 19.96
1993 20.72
1994 27.99
1995 31.93
1996 31.29
1997 29.36
1998 26.93
1999 26.45
2000 33.42
2001 35.16
2002 32.01
2003 36.19
2004 51.95
2005 61.48
2006 40.42
2007 45.54
2008 52.52
2009 44.76
2010 47.68
2011 48.30
2012 62.53
2013 56.85
2014 54.22
2015 47.15
2016 39.23
2017 44.31
2018 47.93
2019 50.00
2020 51.29

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments