Mauritania - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Mauritania was 12.40 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.40 in 2014 and a minimum value of 8.60 in 1993.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 9.50
1993 8.60
1995 11.10
2000 10.60
2004 10.70
2008 11.30
2014 12.40

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Mauritania was 16.90 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.90 in 2014 and a minimum value of 12.20 in 1993.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 15.00
1993 12.20
1995 15.70
2000 15.20
2004 14.70
2008 16.30
2014 16.90

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Mauritania was 23.00 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.40 in 2008 and a minimum value of 18.00 in 1993.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 22.60
1993 18.00
1995 22.40
2000 22.30
2004 20.60
2008 23.40
2014 23.00

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Mauritania was 40.20 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.10 in 1993 and a minimum value of 40.20 in 2014.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 48.60
1993 56.10
1995 44.50
2000 45.70
2004 47.40
2008 42.40
2014 40.20

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Mauritania was 24.90 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.50 in 1993 and a minimum value of 24.90 in 2014.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 32.00
1993 42.50
1995 28.70
2000 29.50
2004 32.60
2008 26.20
2014 24.90

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Mauritania was 3.00 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1.40 in 1987.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 1.40
1993 2.00
1995 2.40
2000 2.50
2004 2.60
2008 2.60
2014 3.00

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Mauritania was 7.50 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.50 in 2014 and a minimum value of 4.20 in 1987.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 4.20
1993 5.20
1995 6.40
2000 6.20
2004 6.50
2008 6.70
2014 7.50

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution