Gambia vs Mauritania: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 34.7% against 31.7% in Gambia, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 6.8% | 3.3% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 6.8% | 3.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 21.4% | 9.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 23.8% | 6.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 33.1% | 6.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 34.7% against 31.7% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 3.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for fuel imports?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.