Industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania

Mauritania: Industry (including construction), value added was 29.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
29.7%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
55th
of 208 countries
All-time high
44.1%
in 2011
All-time low
21.1%
in 1983
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania, 1961–2025

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 29.7% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania peaked at 44.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1983.

Mauritania ranks 55th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.8% 21.4% 40.6% 9
1970s 33.7% 27.0% 41.4% 10
1980s 27.2% 21.1% 32.6% 10
1990s 27.2% 24.1% 33.5% 10
2000s 32.5% 26.7% 43.9% 10
2010s 31.1% 22.7% 44.1% 10
2020s 31.0% 29.1% 33.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania?
Industry (including construction), value added in Mauritania was 29.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1983.
How does Mauritania rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Mauritania ranks 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,347 data points, 1960–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.