Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Mauritania
Mauritania: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 23.53 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Mauritania, 2004–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 23.53 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Mauritania peaked at 28.01 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.04 Percentage of GDP, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 18th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.86 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 21.32 Percentage of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 19 Percentage of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 19.66 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.81 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 19.63 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.32 Percentage of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 17.04 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.54 Percentage of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 20.11 Percentage of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 23.9 Percentage of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 20.84 Percentage of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 18.99 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 17.83 Percentage of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 18.53 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 20.78 Percentage of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 28.01 Percentage of GDP | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 24.84 Percentage of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 26.05 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 25.46 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2026 | 24.47 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2027 | 23.66 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2028 | 23.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 23.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.55 Percentage of GDP | 19 Percentage of GDP | 23.86 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.35 Percentage of GDP | 17.04 Percentage of GDP | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.88 Percentage of GDP | 18.53 Percentage of GDP | 28.01 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 24.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 15 Libya 47.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 16 Türkiye 32.83 Percentage of GDP compare
- 16 Palau 47.06 Percentage of GDP compare
- 17 Iraq 46.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 18 Brazil 46 Percentage of GDP compare
- 19 Hungary 45.22 Percentage of GDP compare
- 20 Greece 45.1 Percentage of GDP compare
- 21 Spain 45.05 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.17 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.3933 Percent per annum (2029)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.018 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness 0.044 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. 0.0018 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — B. Openess 0 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — E. Wider 0.0242 Index (2024)
- Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business 25 Percentage of taxable income (2026)
- Balanced trade in services 0.848 US dollars, exchange rate converted (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Mauritania?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Mauritania was 23.53 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.01 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.04 Percentage of GDP in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Mauritania ranks 18th out of 28 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.