Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 23.5% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritania peaked at 39.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.7% | — |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | -21.0% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 23.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 23.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 26.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 24.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritania?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritania was 23.5% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Mauritania ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.