Income share held by highest 10% in Mauritania
Mauritania: Income share held by highest 10% was 24.6% in 2019. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Mauritania, 1987β2019
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 24.6% for income share held by highest 10% in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Mauritania peaked at 41.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 87th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 28.7% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 26.2% | 32.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.6% | 24.9% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,537 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.58 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1407 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1407 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1559 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Mauritania?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Mauritania was 24.6% in 2019, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Mauritania ranks 87th out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.