Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Mauritania, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Mauritania is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Mauritania peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 160th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 157 Afghanistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Mali 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Niger 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Namibia 0 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Mauritania?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Mauritania was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Mauritania ranks 160th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.