| Economy of Mauritania |
| Currency |
Ouguiya |
| Fiscal year |
Calendar Year |
| Trade organisations |
AU, WTO |
| Statistics [1] |
| GDP ranking |
153rd (2004) [2] |
| GDP |
$5.534 billion (2004) |
| GDP growth |
3% (2004) |
| GDP per capita |
$1,800 (2004) |
| GDP by sector |
agriculture (25%), industry (29%), services (46%) (2001) |
| Inflation |
7% (2003) |
| Pop below poverty line |
40% (2004) |
| Labour force |
786,000 (2001) |
| Labour force by occupation |
agriculture (50%), industry (10%), services (40%) (2001) |
| Unemployment |
20% (2004) |
| Main industries |
fish processing, mining of iron ore and gypsum |
| Trading Partners [3] |
| Exports |
$541 million (2002) |
| Export - Commodities |
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold |
| Main partners |
Japan 13%, France 10.9%, Spain 9.6%, Italy 9.5%, Germany 8.7%, Belgium 7.4%, the People's Republic of China 5.8%, Russia 4.8%(2004) |
| Imports |
$860 million (2002) |
| Imports - Commodities |
machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods |
| Main Partners |
France 14.5%, U.S. 7.7%, the People's Republic of China 7.4%, Spain 5.9%, Belgium 4.3%, UK 4.3% (2004) |
| Public finances [4] |
| Public debt |
N/A (2004) |
| Revenues |
$421 million (2002) |
| Expenses |
$378 million (2002) |
| Economic aid |
$220 million (recipient) (2000) |
