Budgetary investment in Mauritania
Mauritania: Budgetary investment was 92.60 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Budgetary investment in Mauritania, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 92.60 billion current LCU for budgetary investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 406.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Mauritania peaked at 92.60 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1994.
That places Mauritania 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Budgetary investment in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.57 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 1.56 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.85 billion current LCU | +147.3% |
| 1988 | 4.53 billion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 8.12 billion current LCU | +79.2% |
| 1990 | 5.75 billion current LCU | -29.2% |
| 1991 | 3.32 billion current LCU | -42.3% |
| 1992 | 2.53 billion current LCU | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 14.44 billion current LCU | +471.5% |
| 1994 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 1.74 billion current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 2.37 billion current LCU | +36.5% |
| 1997 | 3.82 billion current LCU | +61.4% |
| 1998 | 4.23 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 3.80 billion current LCU | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 9.44 billion current LCU | +148.5% |
| 2001 | 18.28 billion current LCU | +93.7% |
| 2002 | 24.40 billion current LCU | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 44.00 billion current LCU | +80.3% |
| 2004 | 43.05 billion current LCU | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 36.60 billion current LCU | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 44.65 billion current LCU | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 58.48 billion current LCU | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 55.60 billion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 51.79 billion current LCU | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 65.13 billion current LCU | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 92.60 billion current LCU | +42.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 92.60 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.73 billion current LCU, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 92.60 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.07 billion current LCU, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Budgetary investment in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +471.5% | 2.53 billion current LCU | 14.44 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.93 billion current LCU | 1.56 billion current LCU | 8.12 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.20 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 14.44 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.63 billion current LCU | 9.44 billion current LCU | 58.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.87 billion current LCU | 65.13 billion current LCU | 92.60 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 92.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is budgetary investment in Mauritania?
- Budgetary investment in Mauritania was 92.60 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.60 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for budgetary investment?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 406.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.