Mauritania:Share of industry

Value added by industry as percent of GDP: For that indicator, The World Bank provides data for Mauritania from 1960 to 2011. The average value for Mauritania during that period was 30.72 percent with a minumum of 19.3 percent in 1960 and a maximum of 46.53 percent in 2006. Below we provide more information about: Share of industry in Mauritania.

The importance of industry in the economy of Mauritania and other countries is measured as the value added of the industrial sector as percent of GDP. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas.

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World Bank definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.