Mauritania - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 45.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 93.55 in 1994, while its lowest value was 12.39 in 1974.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes 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. 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 67.43
1962 82.32
1963 50.19
1964 22.27
1965 19.26
1966 19.00
1967 29.66
1968 38.04
1969 31.06
1970 30.46
1971 31.59
1972 42.04
1973 26.43
1974 12.39
1975 20.49
1976 53.11
1977 45.33
1978 34.44
1979 34.24
1980 40.74
1981 49.41
1982 52.82
1983 76.06
1984 44.11
1985 53.68
1986 56.74
1987 53.96
1988 53.33
1989 35.41
1990 38.04
1991 32.84
1992 39.39
1993 27.30
1994 93.55
1995 38.82
1996 33.58
1997 28.85
1998 26.62
1999 28.82
2000 31.91
2001 32.24
2002 41.98
2003 47.56
2004 44.78
2005 40.73
2006 36.40
2007 42.21
2008 37.20
2009 36.39
2010 33.28
2011 29.43
2012 33.23
2013 32.72
2014 37.96
2015 34.30
2016 29.00
2017 30.29
2018 39.27
2019 45.37
2020 45.16

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts