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Mauritania

MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income

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26.1MERI readiness1.0.0 · 2024
-Global rankCoverage 75%
10.9BGDP (2024)WDI
5.2MPopulation (2024)WDI

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Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202410,908,045,686.9WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20246.3WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20242.5WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20285.7IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20245,169,395WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile Not available
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 2
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		30
Digital Infra
Components		5.8
Fin Access
Components		6.2
Human Cap
Components		38.3
IP Protect
Components		24.3
Labor
Components		27.4
LPI
Components		34.3
Security Rol
Components		24.3
Trade Open
Components		50.9
Data Confidence Score49
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		24.3
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		24.3
Talent Operating
Pillars		30

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

30
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.7
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.8
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

7 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

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IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

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TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

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UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

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Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

85 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance201922.7WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal20280.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202530TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.7WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.8WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202350.3WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20240.9WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra20216WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.3WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202492.1WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20244.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20247.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202411.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20249.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics202412.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202417.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics202414.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20249.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202411LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20246.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202452.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202453.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202410LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20240LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics20247.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202422LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202421LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202415.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-5.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-9.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202410,908,045,686.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20246.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20242,110.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20242.5WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20284IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20242.2WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202336.5WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20285.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20215.4WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro202510.3WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202459.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202818.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202447.5WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202411.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20245.8WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness202412.3IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202530TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20246.2IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.4UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202527.4WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202538.3UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202424.3WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202534.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202424.3WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202450.9WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202884IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202059.5WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202485WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202540.8WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202468.7WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20242.9WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20245,169,395WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202460.6WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade202413.2WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20249.4WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20244,145,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20244,815,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade202212.9WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202493.6WDICC BY 4.0
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