Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Mauritania, 2012–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture share of government expenditure in Mauritania stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 17th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +66.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -36.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +78.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 7.0% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Mauritania
- Arms imports 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 50.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 260.06 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Mauritania?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Mauritania was 5.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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