International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritania
Mauritania: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 18.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 18.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritania peaked at 62.00 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million current US$, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.80 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 55.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 62.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.00 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 168 Marshall Islands 19.90 million current US$ compare
- 169 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 171 Vanuatu 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 173 Djibouti 14.90 million current US$ compare
- 174 Palau 13.70 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 for travel items in Mauritania?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritania was 18.00 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 for travel items recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 62.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Mauritania ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.