Mauritania - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Mauritania was 32.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 43.11 in 1977, while its lowest value was 1.86 in 1998.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

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

See also:

Year Value
1975 25.18
1976 29.10
1977 43.11
1978 36.43
1979 34.20
1980 26.30
1981 41.53
1982 39.78
1983 33.41
1984 29.53
1985 31.27
1986 30.54
1987 26.57
1988 19.53
1989 17.91
1990 18.49
1991 20.77
1992 11.00
1993 11.96
1994 6.66
1995 6.30
1996 2.12
1997 2.02
1998 1.86
2012 6.02
2013 16.25
2014 12.53
2015 12.73
2016 12.37
2017 33.50
2018 30.37
2019 34.90
2020 32.31

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments