GDFI - private (current US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: GDFI - private (current US$) was 1.12 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
GDFI - private in Mauritania, 1960–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.12 billion current US$ for gdfi - private in 2011.
That represents a change of up 67.5% on the previous year and up 691.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - private in Mauritania peaked at 1.14 billion current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 29th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDFI - private (current US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 126.37 million current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 180.01 million current US$ | +42.4% |
| 1987 | 181.38 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 203.29 million current US$ | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 127.63 million current US$ | -37.2% |
| 1990 | 140.18 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 205.37 million current US$ | +46.5% |
| 1992 | 262.21 million current US$ | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 138.53 million current US$ | -47.2% |
| 1994 | 601.62 million current US$ | +334.3% |
| 1995 | 247.77 million current US$ | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 209.01 million current US$ | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 170.13 million current US$ | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 145.93 million current US$ | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 153.33 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 159.23 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 141.88 million current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 104.10 million current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 196.25 million current US$ | +88.5% |
| 2004 | 651.55 million current US$ | +232.0% |
| 2005 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +74.8% |
| 2006 | 651.93 million current US$ | -42.8% |
| 2007 | 698.91 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 745.02 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 530.51 million current US$ | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 670.86 million current US$ | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 1.12 billion current US$ | +67.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.12 billion current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 billion current US$, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.12 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.32 billion current US$, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDFI - private (current US$) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +334.3% | 138.53 million current US$ | 601.62 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.87 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 203.29 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 227.41 million current US$ | 138.53 million current US$ | 601.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 501.84 million current US$ | 104.10 million current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 897.16 million current US$ | 670.86 million current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Mozambique 1.36 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Congo 1.32 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Mali 1.30 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 941.28 million current US$ compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 897.19 million current US$ compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 848.64 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdfi - private in Mauritania?
- Gdfi - private in Mauritania was 1.12 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - private recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 billion current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest gdfi - private recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for gdfi - private?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdfi - private rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 691.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Private sector’s 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.