Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Mauritania is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 4.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 147th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (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 total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Mauritania was 4.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).