Remittance inflows to GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Remittance inflows to GDP was 2.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Remittance inflows to GDP in Mauritania, 1975–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.1% for remittance inflows to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 160.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Mauritania peaked at 2.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 103rd out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Remittance inflows to GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1% | — |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +82.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +253.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +115.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -37.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -37.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -49.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +99.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +218.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +31.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -49.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +176.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -39.5% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +321.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -94.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +105.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -36.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +160.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittance inflows to GDP in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +321.0% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance inflows to gdp in Mauritania?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Mauritania was 2.1% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 103rd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.