Healthcare Spending: Mauritania
Mauritania's healthcare spending is currently 4.343 % of GDP as of 2023. # Mauritania Healthcare Spending Mauritania allocated 4.
Current (2023)
4.343 % of GDP
-7.0% y/y
Peak (2022)
4.67 % of GDP
Low (2011)
2.474 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2023 · 24 pts
Healthcare Spending — Mauritania
2000 — 2023
Healthcare Spending — Mauritania
Analysis# Mauritania Healthcare Spending
Mauritania allocated 4.343% of GDP to healthcare in 2023, representing a modest decline from the all-time peak of 4.67% in 2022. Since 2000, healthcare spending has grown 28.6% overall, rising from around 3.4% of GDP to current levels. The country's lowest spending occurred in 2011 at 2.474% of GDP, marking the floor of the 24-year dataset.
The period from 2014 to 2023 reveals significant volatility. Spending dipped sharply to 2.884% in 2018 before recovering substantially through 2021–2022, when it reached its historical high. The 2023 pullback to 4.343% suggests a stabilization rather than continued growth, positioning healthcare spending at levels above the long-term average but below recent peaks.
Historical Data
24 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.343 % of GDP | -7.00% |
| 2022 | 4.67 % of GDP | +23.54% |
| 2021 | 3.78 % of GDP | +25.96% |
| 2020 | 3.001 % of GDP | -2.94% |
| 2019 | 3.092 % of GDP | +7.21% |
| 2018 | 2.884 % of GDP | -15.65% |
| 2017 | 3.419 % of GDP | +7.28% |
| 2016 | 3.187 % of GDP | -13.26% |
| 2015 | 3.674 % of GDP | +5.97% |
| 2014 | 3.467 % of GDP | +20.89% |
| 2013 | 2.868 % of GDP | +8.27% |
| 2012 | 2.649 % of GDP | +7.07% |
| 2011 | 2.474 % of GDP | -6.15% |
| 2010 | 2.636 % of GDP | -15.24% |
| 2009 | 3.11 % of GDP | +3.22% |
| 2008 | 3.013 % of GDP | +4.76% |
| 2007 | 2.876 % of GDP | +6.40% |
| 2006 | 2.703 % of GDP | -20.57% |
| 2005 | 3.403 % of GDP | -8.13% |
| 2004 | 3.704 % of GDP | -8.16% |
Show all 24 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.033 % of GDP | +0.77% |
| 2002 | 4.002 % of GDP | +12.04% |
| 2001 | 3.572 % of GDP | +5.74% |
| 2000 | 3.378 % of GDP | — |
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