Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0022 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
192nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0027 million USD per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0005 million USD per square kilometre
in 1978
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritania, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritania peaked at 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 192nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -15.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0398 million USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 189 Greenland 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 190 Niger 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 191 Chad 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 193 Eritrea 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 194 Central African Republic 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre 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$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritania?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritania was 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Mauritania ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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 — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.