Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania is 0.0005 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0013 million USD per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per person, in 1997.
Mauritania ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +43.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.001 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +35.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -62.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0005 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 153 Benin 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 155 Egypt 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 156 Myanmar 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 157 Kenya 0.0003 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 million USD per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per person in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.