Mauritania vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Mauritania
0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
6th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 0.1382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 0.2526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2836 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 0.4035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.4319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Mauritania or Upper middle income?
- Mauritania, at 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Upper middle income rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.