Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 91.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania, 2008–2018
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 91.1% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania peaked at 124.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 130th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 107.4% | — |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 124.2% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 110.6% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 108.2% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.5% | 97.5% | 107.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 91.1% | 124.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 127 Palestine, State of 91.2% compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.1% compare
- 129 Pakistan 91.1% compare
- 131 Seychelles 90.8% compare
- 132 Kosovo 90.0% compare
- 132 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 90.0% 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 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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Mauritania was 91.1% in 2018, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 124.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.