Imports of goods and services rose 2.91% to USD 4,060 bil in Mauritania in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports of goods and services in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 4,207 bil in 2012 and an all time low of USD 21.3 bil in 1960. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, imports of goods and services in Algeria amounted to USD 40,372 bil, USD 6,346 bil in Mali, USD 48,822 bil in Morocco and USD 9,634 bil in Senegal in 2020.
Mauritania has been ranked 132nd within the group of 161 countries we follow in terms of imports of goods and services, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports of Goods and Services (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 60,621 | 56,097 | 55,603 | 56,329 | 49,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 3,902 | 4,104 | 4,629 | 5,167 | 5,023 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | 460 | 447 | 550 | 691 | 624 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 4,480 | 7,089 | 5,843 | 5,784 | 5,831 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | 16,894 | 13,243 | 13,668 | 18,533 | 24,497 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mali | USD bil | 5,189 | 5,655 | 5,509 | 6,081 | 6,558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 2,908 | 2,510 | 3,013 | 3,928 | 4,404 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 41,177 | 45,062 | 49,274 | 55,300 | 54,024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 2,950 | 2,527 | 2,938 | 3,369 | 3,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 6,298 | 6,197 | 7,512 | 8,979 | 9,187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 365,693 | 368,554 | 414,020 | 461,056 | 445,722 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | 22,363 | 21,647 | 22,806 | 24,923 | 23,628 |
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