What is the difference in import volume index, food between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

243.02 million, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Import volume index, food

Mauritania

243.02 million

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

132.04

in 2008

Mauritania rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

3rd

Import volume index, food over time

Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 243.02 million against 132.04 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 243.02 million.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 37 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	95.61 million	97.26	95.61 million	Mauritania
1990s	83.04 million	102.69	83.04 million	Mauritania
2000s	124.74 million	121.85	124.74 million	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, food, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Mauritania, at 243.02 million against 132.04 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in import volume index, food between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 243.02 million, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, food?: Mauritania ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Import volume index, food
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,068 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total food imports volume index with 1987=100.