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Mauritania flag Mauritania Change log

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- Removed $ {} β€”
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 14,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 12 TV stations, 6 state-owned and 6 private; 19 radio broadcasters, including 15 state-owned and 4 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni and Mauritanid) private; of the 15 government stations, 4 broadcast …
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .mr
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 37% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 1 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 48,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 92 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 4.76 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” rice, milk, goat milk, sorghum, sheep milk, lamb/mutton, beef, camel meat, camel milk, dates (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $1.407 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $1.617 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$807.862 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$1.424 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$966.506 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $3.072 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” lower middle-income West African economy; primarily agrarian; rising urbanization; poor property rights; systemic corruption; endemic social and workforce tensions; wide-scale terrorism; foreign over-fishing; environmen…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text β€” 36.691 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 37.189 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 36.063 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 36.935 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 36.489 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, iron ore, fish, processed crustaceans, copper ore (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” China 25%, Switzerland 14%, Canada 12%, UAE 9%, Spain 7% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $3.18 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $4.132 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $3.955 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $10.767 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 38.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 17.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 55.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -53.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 23.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 18.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 18.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 30.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 43.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019.text β€” 32 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 24.6% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.1% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, raw sugar, palm oil, wheat, soybean oil (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 19%, UAE 14%, Morocco 6%, Spain 6%, France 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $4.312 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $5.77 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $5.271 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 2.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.note β€” note: gypsum deposits have never been exploited
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 9.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 2.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 1.21 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 31.8% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 100% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $29.514 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $31.434 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $33.069 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 6.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 6.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 5.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $6,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $6,300 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $6,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019.text β€” $1.029 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020.text β€” $1.493 billion (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $2.039 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 10.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 10.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 10.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 30.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 19.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 23.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 49% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 91.6%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 72.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 12.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 8.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 6.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 1.7 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 378 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 812,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 320 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 14.135 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.proven reserves.text β€” 28.317 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.crude oil estimated reserves.text β€” 20 million barrels (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 32,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 4.86 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 4.86 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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