Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Mauritania
Mauritania: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 9.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9.5% for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Mauritania peaked at 30.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.0% | — |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +152.7% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +52.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 11.8% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 78 New Zealand 9.7% compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.7% compare
- 79 Spain 9.7% compare
- 82 Luxembourg 9.3% compare
- 83 Ireland 9.2% compare
- 84 Canada 9.1% compare
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 income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Mauritania?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Mauritania was 9.5% in 2019, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Mauritania ranks 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.