Mauritania - Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 39.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 50.18 in 2011, while its lowest value was 11.37 in 1961.

Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 11.37
1962 11.52
1963 19.97
1964 34.51
1965 33.45
1966 34.08
1967 32.98
1968 30.12
1969 30.79
1970 32.35
1971 31.88
1972 38.23
1973 37.12
1974 38.28
1975 30.47
1976 30.08
1977 25.98
1978 26.45
1979 26.31
1980 29.19
1981 35.72
1982 31.76
1983 36.26
1984 36.14
1985 47.49
1986 44.51
1987 38.91
1988 39.85
1989 39.50
1990 36.18
1991 27.54
1992 22.37
1993 25.36
1994 34.70
1995 41.49
1996 39.16
1997 33.39
1998 24.46
1999 22.57
2000 25.52
2001 25.54
2002 24.77
2003 19.12
2004 23.27
2005 26.75
2006 42.36
2007 40.52
2008 41.60
2009 37.25
2010 45.74
2011 50.18
2012 48.26
2013 45.55
2014 37.39
2015 30.20
2016 33.93
2017 34.51
2018 34.28
2019 39.18
2020 39.78

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts