Human capital in Mauritania

Mauritania: Human capital was 34.47 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
34.47 billion current US$
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
129th
of 150 countries
All-time high
34.47 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
9.69 billion current US$
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Mauritania, 1995–2020

10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B30.0B35.0B1995200720201995: 11.0B current US$1996: 11.2B current US$1997: 11.1B current US$1998: 11.3B current US$1999: 11.1B current US$2000: 10.0B current US$2001: 9.8B current US$2002: 9.7B current US$2003: 10.9B current US$2004: 12.1B current US$2005: 14.7B current US$2006: 17.1B current US$2007: 18.9B current US$2008: 22.7B current US$2009: 20.6B current US$2010: 24.5B current US$2011: 29.3B current US$2012: 28.2B current US$2013: 30.4B current US$2014: 27.4B current US$2015: 25.1B current US$2016: 26.4B current US$2017: 27.9B current US$2018: 30.5B current US$2019: 32.6B current US$2020: 34.5B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 34.47 billion current US$ for human capital in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Mauritania peaked at 34.47 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.69 billion current US$, in 2002.

Mauritania ranks 129th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.16 billion current US$ 11.05 billion current US$ 11.30 billion current US$ 5
2000s 14.63 billion current US$ 9.69 billion current US$ 22.71 billion current US$ 10
2010s 28.22 billion current US$ 24.53 billion current US$ 32.56 billion current US$ 10
2020s 34.47 billion current US$ 34.47 billion current US$ 34.47 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 126 North Macedonia 45.61 billion current US$ compare
  2. 127 Mauritius 45.12 billion current US$ compare
  3. 128 Mongolia 37.52 billion current US$ compare
  4. 130 Sierra Leone 31.23 billion current US$ compare
  5. 131 Tajikistan 31.20 billion current US$ compare
  6. 132 Gabon 30.47 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Mauritania?
Human capital in Mauritania was 34.47 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 34.47 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 9.69 billion current US$ in 2002.
How does Mauritania rank for human capital?
Mauritania ranks 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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