Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania

Mauritania: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 2.98 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.98
World rank
91st
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.98
in 2019
All-time low
0.8448
in 1987
Years of data
8
1987–2019

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania, 1987–2019

11.522.531987200320191987: 0.8451993: 1.21995: 1.82000: 1.82004: 1.92008: 2.32014: 2.92019: 3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania stood at 2.98. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania peaked at 2.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8448, in 1987.

That places Mauritania 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania, 1987 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1987 0.8448
1993 1.24 +46.8%
1995 1.77 +42.6%
2000 1.78 +0.5%
2004 1.95 +9.7%
2008 2.34 +20.0%
2014 2.86 +22.3%
2019 2.98 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8448 0.8448 0.8448 1
1990s 1.5 1.24 1.77 2
2000s 2.02 1.78 2.34 3
2010s 2.92 2.86 2.98 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.27 compare
  2. 89 Guatemala 3.07 compare
  3. 90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.05 compare
  4. 92 Philippines 2.88 compare
  5. 93 Guinea 2.86 compare
  6. 94 Syrian Arab Republic 2.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Mauritania was 2.98 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 2019.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8448 in 1987.
How does Mauritania rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Mauritania ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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