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Mauritania: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1968–2023 · 45 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2023
17.0%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−3.5 pointsfrom 20.5%
Average, 2014–2023
15.5%10 years
Record high and low
49.3% (1968)low 9.85% (1997)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203119.8Forecast
203019.2Forecast
202918.6Forecast
202817.9Forecast
202717.7Forecast
202617.0Forecast
202516.3Forecast
202416.2Forecast
202317.0
202220.5
202113.4
202011.7
201911.2
201812.9
201713.3
201612.3
201514.5
201428.3

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Mauritania documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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