Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 39.94 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania is 39.94, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania peaked at 61.84 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 39.94, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 48.09 | — |
| 1993 | 61.84 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 44.95 | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 45.62 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.57 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 41.51 | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 40.48 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 39.94 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.09 | 48.09 | 48.09 | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.4 | 44.95 | 61.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.9 | 41.51 | 50.57 | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.21 | 39.94 | 40.48 | 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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritania was 39.94 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.84 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.94 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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