Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Mauritania, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Mauritania stood at 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.1% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Mauritania peaked at 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +143.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 184 Algeria 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Burundi 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Congo 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Vietnam 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Angola 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Guinea 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Mauritania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Mauritania was 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Mauritania ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.