Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP in Mauritania

Mauritania: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP was 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0017 An per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
8th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0386 An per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.0017 An per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961–2024

00.010.020.030.04196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP for sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.0386 An per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Mauritania 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0386 An per US$ of GDP
1962 0.0377 An per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1963 0.0378 An per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1964 0.0286 An per US$ of GDP -24.4%
1965 0.0257 An per US$ of GDP -9.9%
1966 0.0251 An per US$ of GDP -2.3%
1967 0.0248 An per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1968 0.0231 An per US$ of GDP -6.6%
1969 0.0237 An per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1970 0.0242 An per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1971 0.0201 An per US$ of GDP -17.0%
1972 0.0166 An per US$ of GDP -17.5%
1973 0.0132 An per US$ of GDP -20.6%
1974 0.0095 An per US$ of GDP -27.6%
1975 0.0087 An per US$ of GDP -8.5%
1976 0.0086 An per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1977 0.0087 An per US$ of GDP +2.1%
1978 0.0093 An per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1979 0.0078 An per US$ of GDP -16.3%
1980 0.0074 An per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1981 0.0072 An per US$ of GDP -2.7%
1982 0.0071 An per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1983 0.006 An per US$ of GDP -15.6%
1984 0.0061 An per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1985 0.0069 An per US$ of GDP +14.6%
1986 0.0061 An per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1987 0.0055 An per US$ of GDP -9.9%
1988 0.0054 An per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1989 0.0056 An per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1990 0.0056 An per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1991 0.0041 An per US$ of GDP -26.9%
1992 0.0039 An per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1993 0.0048 An per US$ of GDP +21.3%
1994 0.0045 An per US$ of GDP -5.0%
1995 0.0042 An per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1996 0.0048 An per US$ of GDP +15.0%
1997 0.0051 An per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1998 0.0056 An per US$ of GDP +10.6%
1999 0.0063 An per US$ of GDP +12.8%
2000 0.0074 An per US$ of GDP +16.6%
2001 0.0079 An per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2002 0.0081 An per US$ of GDP +2.7%
2003 0.007 An per US$ of GDP -12.9%
2004 0.0061 An per US$ of GDP -12.9%
2005 0.0049 An per US$ of GDP -19.5%
2006 0.0037 An per US$ of GDP -25.1%
2007 0.0033 An per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2008 0.0025 An per US$ of GDP -24.0%
2009 0.0029 An per US$ of GDP +16.0%
2010 0.0026 An per US$ of GDP -12.1%
2011 0.0023 An per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2012 0.0024 An per US$ of GDP +6.3%
2013 0.0023 An per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2014 0.0025 An per US$ of GDP +5.7%
2015 0.003 An per US$ of GDP +22.0%
2016 0.0027 An per US$ of GDP -9.9%
2017 0.0026 An per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2018 0.0023 An per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2019 0.0022 An per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2020 0.0022 An per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2021 0.002 An per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2022 0.0019 An per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2023 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2024 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP -1.6%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP, 11.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 An per US$ of GDP, 6.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0295 An per US$ of GDP 0.0231 An per US$ of GDP 0.0386 An per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0127 An per US$ of GDP 0.0078 An per US$ of GDP 0.0242 An per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0063 An per US$ of GDP 0.0054 An per US$ of GDP 0.0074 An per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0049 An per US$ of GDP 0.0039 An per US$ of GDP 0.0063 An per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0054 An per US$ of GDP 0.0025 An per US$ of GDP 0.0081 An per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0025 An per US$ of GDP 0.0022 An per US$ of GDP 0.003 An per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0019 An per US$ of GDP 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP 0.0022 An per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 5 Eritrea 0.002 An per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 6 Niger 0.0019 An per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 7 Burundi 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 9 Somalia 0.0016 An per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 10 Sudan 0.0015 An per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 11 Malawi 0.0013 An per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
Sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0386 An per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 An per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goats — stocks, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per unit of GDP
Unit
An per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 8,992 data points, 1961–2024
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Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.