International tourism, expenditures in Mauritania
Mauritania: International tourism, expenditures was 35.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Mauritania is 35.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Mauritania peaked at 112.00 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 169th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.75 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 53.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.50 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 112.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.00 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 166 Montenegro 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Tonga 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Eswatini 36.40 million current US$ compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 35.00 million current US$ compare
- 171 Marshall Islands 31.40 million current US$ compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 30.91 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 123.61 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 54.2% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 41.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Mauritania?
- International tourism, expenditures in Mauritania was 35.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 112.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Mauritania ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.