Mauritania vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Mauritania
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 44.3% against 33.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
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 | 14.6% | 20.9% | 6.2% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 26.2% | 12.4% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 25.4% | 6.2% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 26.2% | 11.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 28.4% | 3.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 34.6% | 5.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 35.0% | 8.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Mauritania or Upper middle income?
- Mauritania, at 44.3% against 33.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 10.6%, 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?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- 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.