Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 10.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 10.0% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritania peaked at 31.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 93rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.8% | — |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +147.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -7.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 10.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 12.5% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.3% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritania?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritania was 10.0% in 2019, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Mauritania ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.