Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania
Mauritania: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2001.
That places Mauritania 156th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +47.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 4 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mauritania was 5.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.