Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 9.97 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
9.97
World rank
93rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
31.64
in 1993
All-time low
9.97
in 2019
Years of data
8
1987–2019
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9.97 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania peaked at 31.64 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.97, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 93rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.81 | — |
| 1993 | 31.64 | +147.0% |
| 1995 | 12.53 | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 11.13 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 16.75 | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 10.27 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 10.75 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.97 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.81 | 12.81 | 12.81 | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.09 | 12.53 | 31.64 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.72 | 10.27 | 16.75 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.36 | 9.97 | 10.75 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania was 9.97 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.64 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Mauritania ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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