Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 50.31 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Mauritania, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Mauritania is 50.31 current USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 55.18 current USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 current USD per person, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 107th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.24 current USD per person | 20.43 current USD per person | 24.25 current USD per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 15.61 current USD per person | 10.35 current USD per person | 20.59 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.29 current USD per person | 0 current USD per person | 38.74 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.95 current USD per person | 0 current USD per person | 39.32 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.73 current USD per person | 43.16 current USD per person | 55.18 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 104 Philippines 52.81 current USD per person compare
- 105 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 52.78 current USD per person compare
- 106 Mongolia 51.31 current USD per person compare
- 108 Republic of Moldova 46.09 current USD per person compare
- 109 Uzbekistan 44.49 current USD per person compare
- 110 South Africa 44.31 current USD per person compare
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 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 268.91 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Mauritania?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Mauritania was 50.31 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.18 current USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current USD per person in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.