Gross capital formation in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross capital formation was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Mauritania, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Mauritania is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 29.1% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Mauritania peaked at 429.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -76.3%, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 88th of 168 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.
Gross capital formation in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 24.3% | — |
| 1963 | -38.8% | -259.9% |
| 1964 | -41.8% | +7.8% |
| 1965 | -3.3% | -92.0% |
| 1966 | -1.2% | -65.2% |
| 1967 | 61.7% | -5426.7% |
| 1968 | 41.4% | -32.9% |
| 1969 | -17.4% | -142.0% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | -156.6% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -42.7% |
| 1972 | 32.1% | +469.3% |
| 1973 | -72.9% | -327.2% |
| 1974 | 108.9% | -249.4% |
| 1975 | 103.3% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 33.5% | -67.6% |
| 1977 | -9.5% | -128.4% |
| 1978 | -21.1% | +122.4% |
| 1979 | -13.7% | -35.2% |
| 1980 | 46.7% | -441.1% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -58.0% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -49.6% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +51.2% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | +140.8% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -48.1% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -71.3% |
| 1987 | -1.9% | -135.0% |
| 1988 | -3.1% | +62.7% |
| 1989 | -31.5% | +929.5% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | -117.9% |
| 1991 | -2.8% | -149.5% |
| 1992 | -2.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | -2369.4% |
| 1994 | -76.3% | -220.6% |
| 1995 | 429.1% | -662.3% |
| 1996 | -9.7% | -102.3% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -211.4% |
| 1998 | -20.1% | -286.1% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -201.2% |
| 2000 | -5.4% | -126.7% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -541.4% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -53.1% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +347.5% |
| 2004 | -11.9% | -123.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -184.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -45.8% |
| 2008 | -8.5% | -198.0% |
| 2009 | -7.8% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -253.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -98.7% |
| 2014 | -8.9% | -3110.4% |
| 2015 | -6.9% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | -8.2% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -410.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +73.4% |
| 2019 | -4.8% | -110.9% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -457.9% |
| 2021 | -5.8% | -133.5% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -257.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -36.7% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | -41.8% | 61.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | -72.9% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | -31.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | -76.3% | 429.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | -11.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | -8.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | -5.8% | 17.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 931.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 37,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 875.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 28,319 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Mauritania?
- Gross capital formation in Mauritania was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 429.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.3% in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross capital formation?
- Mauritania ranks 88th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.