Mauritania - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Mauritania was 43.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 70.67 in 1990, while its lowest value was 31.54 in 2016.

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 57.38
1976 65.09
1977 47.35
1978 39.30
1979 46.81
1980 59.10
1981 69.33
1982 56.94
1983 60.27
1984 54.20
1985 64.02
1986 58.81
1987 52.68
1988 53.44
1989 49.60
1990 70.67
1991 68.47
1992 63.78
1993 49.77
1994 51.81
1995 55.72
1996 58.04
1997 48.96
1998 31.78
2012 34.29
2013 33.10
2014 36.59
2015 36.38
2016 31.54
2017 31.87
2018 38.13
2019 39.68
2020 43.14

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

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments