GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) was 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
GDFI - public sector in Mauritania, 1998–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in constant 2000 US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ for gdfi - public sector in 2011.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 151.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - public sector in Mauritania peaked at 128.02 million constant 2000 US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.85 million constant 2000 US$, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2000 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.38 million constant 2000 US$ | — |
| 1999 | 48.37 million constant 2000 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 50.48 million constant 2000 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 50.20 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 60.48 million constant 2000 US$ | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 64.08 million constant 2000 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 119.22 million constant 2000 US$ | +86.1% |
| 2005 | 18.85 million constant 2000 US$ | -84.2% |
| 2006 | 109.35 million constant 2000 US$ | +480.2% |
| 2007 | 99.83 million constant 2000 US$ | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 125.47 million constant 2000 US$ | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 128.02 million constant 2000 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 122.49 million constant 2000 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ | +3.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 428.68 million constant 2000 US$, 29% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283.01 million constant 2000 US$, 45% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +480.2% | 18.85 million constant 2000 US$ | 109.35 million constant 2000 US$ |
| 2005 | -84.2% | 119.22 million constant 2000 US$ | 18.85 million constant 2000 US$ |
| 2004 | +86.1% | 64.08 million constant 2000 US$ | 119.22 million constant 2000 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.87 million constant 2000 US$ | 47.38 million constant 2000 US$ | 48.37 million constant 2000 US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.60 million constant 2000 US$ | 18.85 million constant 2000 US$ | 128.02 million constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.36 million constant 2000 US$ | 122.49 million constant 2000 US$ | 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 23 Togo 195.28 million constant 2000 US$ compare
- 24 Madagascar 160.44 million constant 2000 US$ compare
- 25 Guinea 150.09 million constant 2000 US$ compare
- 27 Eritrea 99.78 million constant 2000 US$ compare
- 28 Eswatini 96.18 million constant 2000 US$ compare
- 29 Lesotho 93.52 million constant 2000 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 - public sector in Mauritania?
- Gdfi - public sector in Mauritania was 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - public sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 128.02 million constant 2000 US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest gdfi - public sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.85 million constant 2000 US$ in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for gdfi - public sector?
- Mauritania ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdfi - public sector rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 - public sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.