Gross fixed capital formation, General … General Purchasing in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross fixed capital formation, General … General Purchasing was 0.4948 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.4948
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
146th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.7773
in 2015
All-time low
0.1615
in 1978
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Mauritania, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Mauritania stood at 0.4948.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Mauritania peaked at 0.7773 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1615, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General … General Purchasing in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1705 | — |
| 1961 | 0.1774 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1844 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1918 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1995 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2075 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2158 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2244 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2334 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2427 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.175 | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1804 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2669 | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3137 | +17.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3578 | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3451 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4817 | +39.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4217 | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1615 | -61.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2097 | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2261 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.254 | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2633 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2688 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.336 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3133 | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2643 | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2473 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2002 | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1735 | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1619 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1947 | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.243 | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2133 | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.24 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2489 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1882 | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1773 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.227 | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2301 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2601 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2682 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3676 | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4548 | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4423 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4807 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5352 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6186 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5348 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5307 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6236 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4196 | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 0.743 | +77.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6313 | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6838 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7773 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5695 | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4405 | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4725 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4948 | +4.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4948 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.23, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4948 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2047 | 0.1705 | 0.2427 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2914 | 0.1615 | 0.4817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2547 | 0.1735 | 0.336 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2124 | 0.1619 | 0.2489 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4493 | 0.2601 | 0.6186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5856 | 0.4196 | 0.7773 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Mauritania?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Mauritania was 0.4948 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7773 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1615 in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. 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.