Human capital in Mauritania

Mauritania: Human capital was 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
131st
of 150 countries
All-time high
33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Mauritania, 1995–2020

010.0B20.0B30.0B1995200720201995: 15.9B real chained 2019 US$1996: 16.2B real chained 2019 US$1997: 16.7B real chained 2019 US$1998: 17.3B real chained 2019 US$1999: 18.0B real chained 2019 US$2000: 18.7B real chained 2019 US$2001: 19.3B real chained 2019 US$2002: 19.8B real chained 2019 US$2003: 20.4B real chained 2019 US$2004: 21.0B real chained 2019 US$2005: 21.6B real chained 2019 US$2006: 22.3B real chained 2019 US$2007: 22.9B real chained 2019 US$2008: 23.7B real chained 2019 US$2009: 24.6B real chained 2019 US$2010: 25.4B real chained 2019 US$2011: 26.3B real chained 2019 US$2012: 27.1B real chained 2019 US$2013: 27.7B real chained 2019 US$2014: 28.5B real chained 2019 US$2015: 29.2B real chained 2019 US$2016: 30.0B real chained 2019 US$2017: 30.8B real chained 2019 US$2018: 31.7B real chained 2019 US$2019: 32.6B real chained 2019 US$2020: 33.5B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ for human capital in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Mauritania peaked at 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Mauritania 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 16.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ 15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ 17.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 21.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ 18.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 24.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 28.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ 25.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ 32.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 128 Mongolia 41.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 129 Maldives 40.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 130 Gabon 35.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 132 Sierra Leone 33.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 133 Tajikistan 32.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 134 Eswatini 28.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Mauritania?
Human capital in Mauritania was 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 33.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Mauritania rank for human capital?
Mauritania ranks 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Human capital (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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Human capital is computed as the present value of future earnings for the working population over their lifetimes. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.