East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Mauritania: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 44.3% against 38.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Mauritania ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.5% | 14.6% | 7.8% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 31.0% | 13.8% | 17.2% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 19.2% | 11.9% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 14.5% | 20.4% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 25.3% | 10.3% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 1.2% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 43.2% | 3.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 44.3% against 38.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
- 5.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mauritania rank globally for gross capital formation?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Mauritania ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% 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 includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.