![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mauritania.png)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/capital-city.png)
Nouakchott
Capital city![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/economic-city.png)
Nouadhibou
Economic City![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/population.png)
4 420 184
Population![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/surface.png)
1 030 700 kmĀ²
Surface area![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/total-gdp.png)
5 024 705 934
Total GDP (USD)![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/gdp-growth.png)
3.5 %
GDP Growth (annual %)![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/inflation.png)
4.2 %
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/total-fdi.png)
588 217 194
Total FDI (USD)Source: The World Bank
GDP per activity sector
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/agriculture.png)
23 %
Agriculture
(%of GDP)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/industry.png)
29 %
Industry
(%of GDP)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/manufacturing.png)
6 %
Manufacturing
(%of GDP)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/service.png)
35.4 %
Services,value added
(%of GDP)
Source: The World Bank
Foreign Trade Indicators (USD thousand)
2 057 069
Export of Goods
3 528 620
Import of Goods
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
main exports
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/salt-1.png)
Ores, slag and ash
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fish.png)
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wire.png)
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad
main clients
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/china-flag.jpg)
China
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Switzerland-e1554566061933.gif)
Switzerland
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/spain-flag-1-e1554552411209.jpg)
Spain
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/japan-flag.jpg)
Japan
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/italy-flag.jpg)
Italy
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
main imports
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ships.png)
Ships, boats and floating structures
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fuels.png)
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Machinery.png)
Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers; parts thereof
main suppliers
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kOR-FLAG-e1554592093900.png)
Korea
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/UAE-e1554565998259.jpg)
UAE
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/norway-flag-e1554719890588.png)
Norway
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Belgium-24-e1554552129841.jpg)
Belgium
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/paysbas_1379497338-e1554557895194.jpg)
Netherlands
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)