Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 86.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 86.2% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania peaked at 124.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 132nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 107.4% | — |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 124.2% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 110.6% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 108.2% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.5% | 97.5% | 107.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 91.1% | 124.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.2% | 87.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania was 86.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 124.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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