Mauritania — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1968–2022 · 44 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 28.7% of GDP in 2022. The period change from 20.8% of GDP in 2021 was +7.92 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 21.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2022

PeriodValue
202228.7 % of GDP
202120.8 % of GDP
202018.5 % of GDP
201917.8 % of GDP
201819.1 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2013
201720.3 % of GDP
201620.8 % of GDP
201525.7 % of GDP
201424 % of GDP
201320.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.