Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 24.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
24.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
44th
of 184 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 1961
All-time low
12.5%
in 2011
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritania, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 24.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritania peaked at 47.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 44th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.3% | — |
| 1961 | 47.0% | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 42.6% | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 30.0% | -30.1% |
| 1965 | 26.9% | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 26.0% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 20.8% | -19.9% |
| 1968 | 17.0% | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 20.6% | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 20.0% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 20.6% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 22.0% | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 23.8% | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 36.9% | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 40.9% | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 37.7% | -17.4% |
| 1980 | 30.1% | -20.2% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 26.9% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 18.8% | -32.5% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | +42.6% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.8% | 17.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 20.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 17.8% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 20.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 18.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 12.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.3% | 24.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 41 New Zealand 24.9% compare
- 42 Aruba 24.9% compare
- 43 Iceland 24.8% compare
- 45 Algeria 24.6% compare
- 46 North Macedonia 24.5% compare
- 47 Central African Republic 24.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritania?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritania was 24.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.