Gross fixed capital formation in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross fixed capital formation was 27.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 27.0% for gross fixed capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Mauritania peaked at 93.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 45th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.4% | — |
| 1962 | 82.3% | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 50.2% | -39.0% |
| 1964 | 22.3% | -55.6% |
| 1965 | 19.3% | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 19.0% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 29.7% | +56.1% |
| 1968 | 38.0% | +28.3% |
| 1969 | 31.1% | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 31.6% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | +33.1% |
| 1973 | 26.4% | -37.1% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | -53.1% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | +65.4% |
| 1976 | 53.1% | +159.2% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 34.4% | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 40.7% | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 49.4% | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | +44.0% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | -42.0% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 53.3% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | -33.6% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 93.5% | +242.7% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | -58.5% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +30.2% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.9% | 19.0% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.1% | 12.4% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 35.4% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 26.6% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 31.9% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.0% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 42 Jordan 27.5% compare
- 43 El Salvador 27.2% compare
- 44 Timor-Leste 27.0% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 26.9% compare
- 47 Morocco 26.8% compare
- 48 Iceland 26.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,123 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -42.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -42.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 7.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 17,446 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Mauritania?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Mauritania was 27.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Mauritania ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.