Income share held by the richest 10% in Mauritania
The richest 10% of people in Mauritania received 24.6% of total income or consumption in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1987.
The latest value for Mauritania is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Mauritania, 2019
24.6%
Change from 2014
−0.3percentage points
Income share held by the richest 10% in Mauritania over time
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Mauritania
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.6% |
| 2014 | 24.9% |
| 2008 | 26.2% |
| 2004 | 32.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 24.9% in 2014, a change of −0.3 percentage points.
- Since 1987, when it was 32.0%, the figure has changed by −7.4 percentage points.