Mauritania vs Morocco: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Mauritania
- Morocco
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Morocco, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 37th of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 7.1% | 10.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.3% | 3.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Mauritania or Morocco?
- Mauritania, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Morocco as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Mauritania and Morocco?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Morocco?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Morocco rank globally for gross public investment?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 37th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross public investment (% 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 public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.