External health expenditure per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: External health expenditure per capita was 17.94 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External 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$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 17.94 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 262.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Mauritania peaked at 17.94 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8808 current US$, in 2006.
That places Mauritania 38th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.9025 current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.28 current US$ | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 2.74 current US$ | +113.5% |
| 2004 | 2.23 current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 1.79 current US$ | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8808 current US$ | -50.8% |
| 2007 | 1.69 current US$ | +92.0% |
| 2008 | 2.56 current US$ | +51.2% |
| 2009 | 2.34 current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 2.59 current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.55 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.61 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.95 current US$ | +90.0% |
| 2014 | 6.11 current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 4.93 current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.14 current US$ | -76.9% |
| 2017 | 3.58 current US$ | +213.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 current US$ | -68.6% |
| 2019 | 1.73 current US$ | +54.6% |
| 2020 | 2.22 current US$ | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 6.85 current US$ | +208.2% |
| 2022 | 17.68 current US$ | +158.0% |
| 2023 | 17.94 current US$ | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 current US$ | 0.8808 current US$ | 2.74 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 current US$ | 1.12 current US$ | 6.11 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 current US$ | 2.22 current US$ | 17.94 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Mauritania?
- External health expenditure per capita in Mauritania was 17.94 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.94 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8808 current US$ in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.