Mauritania — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1968–2025 · 47 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Mauritania's central government expenditure reading was 23.6% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 23.7% of GDP in 2024 was −0.04 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 21.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 23.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 20.8 % of GDP |