Gross capital formation fell 3.70% to USD 4,516 bil in Mauritania in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gross capital formation in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 4,690 bil in 2022 and an all time low of USD 18.0 bil in 1965. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, gross capital formation in Algeria amounted to USD 93,417 bil, USD 5,492 bil in Mali, USD 41,620 bil in Morocco and USD 12,870 bil in Senegal in 2023.
Mauritania has been ranked 113th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of gross capital formation, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross Capital Formation (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 90,384 | 86,340 | 70,812 | 72,902 | 79,175 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 3,454 | 3,168 | 3,042 | 3,055 | 3,293 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | 349 | 447 | 586 | 612 | 631 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 2,318 | 2,652 | 4,440 | 2,744 | 2,790 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | 11,605 | 9,526 | 4,428 | 4,283 | 4,550 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | USD bil | 4,989 | 5,428 | 4,226 | 5,436 | 5,180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 3,471 | 3,199 | 3,194 | 3,746 | 4,690 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 40,927 | 39,443 | 34,922 | 43,567 | 39,678 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 3,712 | 3,954 | 3,916 | 4,111 | 4,572 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 7,547 | 7,481 | 8,741 | 10,555 | 12,588 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 296,438 | 293,455 | 266,039 | 319,633 | 327,705 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | 9,803 | 8,298 | 5,397 | 7,467 | 7,706 |
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