Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Mauritania

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Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Mauritania is 16.1 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 90.
Mauritania compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Mauritania is similar to that of Georgia, Honduras, Tanzania, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Belize, Kosovo, United States, Grenada with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 16.7, 16.6, 16.6, 16.3, 16.1, 15.9, 15.8, 15.7, 15.7, 15.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95.Last 10 years averageMauritania had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Mauritania during the Great RecessionMauritania's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 28.1% during the Great RecessionMauritania since the end of the Great RecessionMauritania's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 17.6% since the end of the Great Recession

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Mauritania
1991	16.5
1992	14.2
1993	13.4
1994	12.9
1995	11.9
1996	11.8
1997	11.7
1998	18.1
1999	18.7
2000	20.2
2001	20.0
2002	25.9
2003	19.4
2004	17.6
2005	18.0
2006	15.2
2007	14.8
2008	13.9
2009	19.5
2010	17.0
2011	15.3
2012	16.1

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
Georgia	85	16.7
Honduras	86	16.6
Tanzania	87	16.6
Jamaica	88	16.3
Barbados	89	16.1
Mauritania	90	16.1
St. Lucia	91	15.9
Belize	92	15.8
Kosovo	93	15.7
United States	94	15.7
Grenada	95	15.7

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators