Mauritania vs Vietnam: Economic Indicators Comparison
Vietnam with a GDP of $245.2B ranked the 47th largest economy in the world, while Mauritania ranked 156th with $5.2B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Vietnam and Mauritania ranked 17th vs 103rd and 138th vs 167th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Mauritania |  Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $5.2B | $245.2B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 3% | 7.1% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.8% | 6.6% |
| Population | 4.4M | 94.7M |
| GDP per capita | $1.2k | $2.6k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.71% | 6.02% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 10.22 | 7788.91 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.29 | 0.34 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $4k | $7.5k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $5.1B | $225.9B |
| GNI per capita | $1.2k | $2.4k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $18.1B | $661.8B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $4.1k | $6.9k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Mauritania | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 35% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 22% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Unemployment | 10.3% | 1.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 55.3 | 58.8 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.05 | 6.65 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.52 | 6.31 |
| Property Rights Index | 32.5 | 52.6 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 20.8 | 40.1 |
| Business Freedom Index | 61.7 | 65.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 85.9 | 58 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 51.3 | 62.5 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 50 | 40 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 62.6 | 79.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 79.6 | 68.2 |
| Government Spending Index | 76.4 | 75.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 80.9 | 79.5 |
| Government Integrity Index | 21.9 | 33.8 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 27 | 33 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 64.5 | 75.2 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 4.4 | 7.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 24.7 | 26.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 9.9 | 1.5 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 30k | 15.5M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Mauritania | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 83.9% | 57.5% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 97.8% | 46.7% |
| External debt stocks | $5.2B | $108.1B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 112.6% | 35.3% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 15.7% | 7.1% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -10.3% | 13.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 19.8% | 22.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 47.7% | 26.5% |
| Total reserves including gold | $934.3M | $55.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $70.8M | $15.5B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Mauritania | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 45.1% | 105.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 76.2% | 102.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$972.9M | $5.9B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $179.7M | $411.2M |
| Personal remittances received | $60.4M | $15.9B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 26.1% | 34.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 25.9% | 14.7% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $1M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $77k | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 28% | 28.3% |
