Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 7.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Mauritania, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 7.5% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Mauritania peaked at 7.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.1% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Mauritania was 7.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.