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
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 19.1 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2017 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 20.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 20.1 % of GDP |