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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
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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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About this data
The 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.