Mauritania vs Upper middle income: External health expenditure per capita
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 17.94 current US$ against 1.16 current US$ in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.78 current US$.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 15.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 177 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 current US$ | 1.05 current US$ | 0.6895 current US$ | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.13 current US$ | 1.31 current US$ | 1.83 current US$ | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.18 current US$ | 1.36 current US$ | 9.82 current US$ | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Mauritania or Upper middle income?
- Mauritania, at 17.94 current US$ against 1.16 current US$ in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 16.78 current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Upper middle income rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.