Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 46.7 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Mauritania, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 46.7 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 124.81 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.11, in 2006.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 111.11 | — |
| 1961 | 124.81 | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 118.45 | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 119.35 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 80.58 | -32.5% |
| 1965 | 71.63 | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 73.54 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 70.5 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 63.43 | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 67.41 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 63.13 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 63.87 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 64.97 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 68.1 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 65.77 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 62.97 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 61.82 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 66.53 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 75.76 | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 68.96 | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 69.17 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.34 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 74.13 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 73.59 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 76.5 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 76.08 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 73.51 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 72.79 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 72.61 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.14 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 70.67 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 68.37 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 66.94 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 62.08 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 59.39 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 61.25 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 55.82 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 58.04 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 56.24 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 54.44 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 56.87 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 57.79 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 57.5 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.03 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 54.38 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.63 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 45.11 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 47.81 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 50.22 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 51.8 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 51.99 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.84 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.26 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 50.57 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.06 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 49.18 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 50.6 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 49.82 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 49.06 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 46.7 | -4.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 46.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.8, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 46.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -32.5% | 119.35 | 80.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.08 | 63.43 | 124.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.19 | 61.82 | 75.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.59 | 67.34 | 76.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.32 | 54.44 | 70.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.81 | 45.11 | 57.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.01 | 46.7 | 51.99 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More public sector data for Mauritania
- Arms imports 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 50.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 260.06 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Mauritania?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Mauritania was 46.7 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 124.81 in 1961.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.11 in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.