How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 6.3%

World rank

122nd

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1983

All-time low

0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2004

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania is 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.

That places Mauritania 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1972	0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1973	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1974	0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1975	0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1976	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1977	0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1978	0.0483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1979	0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1980	0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1981	0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
1982	0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1983	0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1984	0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1985	0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1986	0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1987	0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1988	0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1989	0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1990	0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1991	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.9%
1992	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1993	0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1994	0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1995	0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1996	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1997	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1998	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.5%
1999	0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2000	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2001	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2002	0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2003	0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2004	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
2005	0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2006	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2007	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2008	0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2009	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2010	0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2011	0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2012	0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2013	0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2014	0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2015	0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2016	0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2017	0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2018	0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2019	0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2020	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2021	0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1998	+57.5%	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

119 Zambia 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
120 Peru 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
121 Indonesia 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
123 El Salvador 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
124 Ethiopia 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
125 Paraguay 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Mauritania

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.