Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 96.83 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania stood at 96.83 current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is up 95.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania peaked at 108.66 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.11 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 185th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.11 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 39.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1997 | 51.42 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1998 | 45.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 97.99 current US$ per square kilometre | +114.9% |
| 2013 | 101.87 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 108.66 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 70.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 71.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 59.18 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 36.87 current US$ per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 54.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2020 | 34.46 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 31.17 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 49.58 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 96.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +95.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 29.11 current US$ per square kilometre | 51.42 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 36.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 108.66 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.01 current US$ per square kilometre | 31.17 current US$ per square kilometre | 96.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 182 Liberia 133.47 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 183 Namibia 132.02 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 184 Yemen 106.07 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 186 Niger 93.61 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 187 Afghanistan 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 188 Chad 63.53 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Mauritania was 96.83 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 108.66 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.11 current US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Mauritania ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.