Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritania

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritania in 2023 — 4.34%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.97 pp.

2023 4.34% −0.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 145of 192
Period maximum 4.67%2022
Period minimum 2.47%2011

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritania, 2000–202323452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.38%2001: 3.57%2002: 4%2003: 4.03%2004: 3.7%2005: 3.4%2006: 2.7%2007: 2.88%2008: 3.01%2009: 3.11%2010: 2.64%2011: 2.47%2012: 2.65%2013: 2.87%2014: 3.47%2015: 3.67%2016: 3.19%2017: 3.42%2018: 2.88%2019: 3.09%2020: 3%2021: 3.78%2022: 4.67%2023: 4.34%
Change over the period: +0.97 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 4.34%
World 10.06%
Western Africa computed 4.13%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.34 −0.33 pp
2022 4.67 +0.89 pp
2021 3.78 +0.78 pp
2020 3 −0.09 pp
2019 3.09 +0.21 pp
2018 2.88 −0.54 pp
2017 3.42 +0.23 pp
2016 3.19 −0.49 pp
2015 3.67 +0.21 pp
2014 3.47 +0.6 pp
2013 2.87 +0.22 pp
2012 2.65 +0.18 pp
2011 2.47 −0.16 pp
2010 2.64 −0.47 pp
2009 3.11 +0.1 pp
2008 3.01 +0.14 pp
2007 2.88 +0.17 pp
2006 2.7 −0.7 pp
2005 3.4 −0.3 pp
2004 3.7 −0.33 pp
2003 4.03 +0.03 pp
2002 4 +0.43 pp
2001 3.57 +0.19 pp
2000 3.38

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.