Mauritania vs Senegal: Current health expenditure
Mauritania
4.3%
in 2023
Senegal
4.3%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
146th
Senegal rank
147th
Current health expenditure over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.3% against 4.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 146th and Senegal ranks 147th of 193 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.5% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 4.3% against 4.3% in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 146th and Senegal ranks 147th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.