Mauritania - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Mauritania was $3,306,026,000 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,475,173,000 in 2019 and $18,034,400 in 1965.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 $39,375,030
1962 $49,594,600
1963 $30,959,050
1964 $18,334,970
1965 $18,034,400
1966 $18,567,690
1967 $30,739,000
1968 $43,445,130
1969 $33,608,590
1970 $34,559,130
1971 $38,880,600
1972 $60,382,460
1973 $21,605,320
1974 $50,018,890
1975 $123,013,200
1976 $166,654,400
1977 $158,452,000
1978 $126,465,200
1979 $123,204,800
1980 $192,545,600
1981 $234,877,700
1982 $265,063,800
1983 $214,894,600
1984 $183,522,500
1985 $198,771,400
1986 $246,919,600
1987 $266,094,800
1988 $276,753,500
1989 $188,384,600
1990 $210,233,800
1991 $312,240,800
1992 $312,618,000
1993 $184,930,700
1994 $667,242,800
1995 $297,832,700
1996 $262,574,300
1997 $219,193,600
1998 $198,403,800
1999 $221,246,800
2000 $201,011,400
2001 $218,407,300
2002 $169,598,900
2003 $440,490,700
2004 $832,871,900
2005 $1,435,870,000
2006 $1,019,116,000
2007 $1,223,190,000
2008 $1,719,164,000
2009 $1,246,209,000
2010 $1,815,375,000
2011 $2,614,773,000
2012 $3,308,047,000
2013 $3,435,104,000
2014 $2,755,464,000
2015 $2,371,865,000
2016 $2,001,376,000
2017 $2,576,768,000
2018 $3,222,551,000
2019 $3,475,173,000
2020 $3,306,026,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Mauritania was 122,984,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127,507,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 89,035,660 in 1965.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 194,394,500
1962 244,848,100
1963 152,844,500
1964 90,519,580
1965 89,035,660
1966 91,668,480
1967 151,758,200
1968 214,488,200
1969 174,568,400
1970 191,948,000
1971 215,500,800
1972 304,911,500
1973 96,311,540
1974 226,752,100
1975 530,238,500
1976 750,314,800
1977 722,336,400
1978 583,794,900
1979 565,417,700
1980 884,055,800
1981 1,134,361,000
1982 1,372,214,000
1983 1,177,874,000
1984 1,170,934,000
1985 1,532,229,000
1986 1,836,465,000
1987 1,965,863,000
1988 2,082,869,000
1989 1,564,553,000
1990 1,694,674,000
1991 2,558,688,000
1992 2,720,620,000
1993 2,234,074,000
1994 8,245,453,000
1995 3,864,915,000
1996 3,603,097,000
1997 3,328,520,000
1998 3,739,436,000
1999 4,635,430,000
2000 4,802,625,000
2001 5,583,124,000
2002 4,608,664,000
2003 11,586,230,000
2004 22,098,840,000
2005 38,136,720,000
2006 27,373,450,000
2007 31,630,110,000
2008 40,951,010,000
2009 32,696,290,000
2010 50,085,120,000
2011 73,505,970,000
2012 98,123,280,000
2013 103,287,000,000
2014 83,414,800,000
2015 77,007,800,000
2016 70,522,700,000
2017 92,248,300,000
2018 114,943,000,000
2019 127,507,000,000
2020 122,984,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Mauritania was 3,447,964,000 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,646,583,000 in 2019 and 43,588,290 in 1973.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 131,297,400
1962 163,153,200
1963 99,872,130
1964 58,115,240
1965 56,178,070
1966 55,527,170
1967 89,797,300
1968 126,969,600
1969 104,908,700
1970 115,228,900
1971 121,723,200
1972 160,780,900
1973 43,588,290
1974 91,069,740
1975 185,173,800
1976 247,126,700
1977 223,629,500
1978 176,347,400
1979 152,178,500
1980 223,316,300
1981 267,137,000
1982 293,542,500
1983 337,427,100
1984 458,900,900
1985 544,691,200
1986 573,911,300
1987 563,136,300
1988 545,930,600
1989 374,204,200
1990 395,263,400
1991 384,245,300
1992 373,534,300
1993 609,828,800
1994 144,489,900
1995 764,432,800
1996 690,364,300
1997 764,889,200
1998 611,221,800
1999 650,626,900
2000 585,531,300
2001 578,898,100
2002 547,398,800
2003 1,190,706,000
2004 1,695,729,000
2005 2,450,194,000
2006 1,687,911,000
2007 1,714,734,000
2008 1,767,221,000
2009 1,481,961,000
2010 1,849,821,000
2011 2,421,917,000
2012 3,151,466,000
2013 3,086,047,000
2014 2,548,809,000
2015 2,371,865,000
2016 2,181,738,000
2017 2,699,154,000
2018 3,379,163,000
2019 3,646,583,000
2020 3,447,964,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Mauritania was -5.45 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 429.06 in 1995 and a minimum value of -76.31 in 1994.

Definition: Annual growth rate of gross capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1962 24.26
1963 -38.79
1964 -41.81
1965 -3.33
1966 -1.16
1967 61.72
1968 41.40
1969 -17.37
1970 9.84
1971 5.64
1972 32.09
1973 -72.89
1974 108.93
1975 103.33
1976 33.46
1977 -9.51
1978 -21.14
1979 -13.71
1980 46.75
1981 19.62
1982 9.88
1983 14.95
1984 36.00
1985 18.69
1986 5.36
1987 -1.88
1988 -3.06
1989 -31.46
1990 5.63
1991 -2.79
1992 -2.79
1993 63.26
1994 -76.31
1995 429.06
1996 -9.69
1997 10.80
1998 -20.09
1999 6.45
2000 -10.01
2001 -1.13
2002 -5.44
2003 117.52
2004 42.41
2005 44.49
2006 -31.11
2007 1.59
2008 3.06
2009 -16.14
2010 24.82
2011 30.93
2012 30.12
2013 -2.08
2014 -17.41
2015 -6.94
2016 -8.02
2017 23.72
2018 25.19
2019 7.91
2020 -5.45

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Mauritania was 112,841,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 119,341,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,426,502,000 in 1973.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 4,296,934,000
1962 5,339,470,000
1963 3,268,488,000
1964 1,901,922,000
1965 1,838,525,000
1966 1,817,223,000
1967 2,938,772,000
1968 4,155,299,000
1969 3,433,319,000
1970 3,771,065,000
1971 3,983,603,000
1972 5,261,833,000
1973 1,426,502,000
1974 2,980,415,000
1975 6,060,131,000
1976 8,087,650,000
1977 7,318,662,000
1978 5,771,275,000
1979 4,980,304,000
1980 7,308,411,000
1981 8,742,521,000
1982 9,606,687,000
1983 11,042,890,000
1984 15,018,330,000
1985 17,825,960,000
1986 18,782,240,000
1987 18,429,610,000
1988 17,866,520,000
1989 12,246,480,000
1990 12,935,680,000
1991 12,575,090,000
1992 12,224,560,000
1993 19,957,700,000
1994 4,728,681,000
1995 25,017,390,000
1996 22,593,370,000
1997 25,032,320,000
1998 20,003,290,000
1999 21,292,890,000
2000 19,162,530,000
2001 18,945,440,000
2002 17,914,570,000
2003 38,967,920,000
2004 55,495,670,000
2005 80,186,830,000
2006 55,239,820,000
2007 56,117,640,000
2008 57,835,360,000
2009 48,499,720,000
2010 60,538,590,000
2011 79,261,420,000
2012 103,137,000,000
2013 100,996,000,000
2014 83,414,200,000
2015 77,623,370,000
2016 71,401,140,000
2017 88,334,480,000
2018 110,589,000,000
2019 119,341,000,000
2020 112,841,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 41.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 49.17 in 2012, while its lowest value was 4.38 in 1973.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 24.73
1962 30.19
1963 18.41
1964 8.17
1965 7.06
1966 6.97
1967 10.88
1968 13.95
1969 11.39
1970 11.17
1971 11.59
1972 15.42
1973 4.38
1974 8.16
1975 17.49
1976 21.50
1977 19.83
1978 15.72
1979 12.94
1980 18.37
1981 21.25
1982 23.91
1983 18.44
1984 17.08
1985 19.69
1986 20.81
1987 19.79
1988 19.56
1989 12.99
1990 13.95
1991 14.63
1992 14.44
1993 10.01
1994 34.31
1995 14.24
1996 12.32
1997 10.58
1998 9.76
1999 11.14
2000 11.30
2001 12.51
2002 9.54
2003 21.48
2004 35.25
2005 48.91
2006 26.00
2007 28.14
2008 33.02
2009 26.43
2010 32.25
2011 38.65
2012 49.17
2013 47.56
2014 41.80
2015 38.46
2016 31.28
2017 37.90
2018 43.82
2019 44.05
2020 41.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts