Current health expenditure per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Current health expenditure per capita was 92.11 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 92.11 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Mauritania peaked at 92.11 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23 current US$, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 23.28 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.97 current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 29.52 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 31.47 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 34.01 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 35.15 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 40.42 current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 49.29 current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 44.65 current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 43.76 current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.77 current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 49.25 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 55.47 current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 59.39 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 57.12 current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 49.9 current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 55.22 current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 49.68 current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 54.63 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 53.9 current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.63 current US$ | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 91.54 current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 92.11 current US$ | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.68 current US$ | 23 current US$ | 49.29 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.22 current US$ | 43.76 current US$ | 59.39 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8 current US$ | 53.9 current US$ | 92.11 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 143 Liberia 103.94 current US$ compare
- 144 Comoros 102.23 current US$ compare
- 145 Kyrgyzstan 96.65 current US$ compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 87.68 current US$ compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 85.15 current US$ compare
- 149 Tajikistan 85.15 current US$ compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2615 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5437 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Mauritania?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Mauritania was 92.11 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.11 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.