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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritania's military expenditure stands at 2.75% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.55% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1985 to 2025 (38 observations).
In 2025, Mauritania's military expenditure was 2.75%, up from 2.55% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritania's military expenditure was 2.55%, down from 2.59% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritania's military expenditure was 2.59%, up from 2.36% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritania's military expenditure was 2.36%, down from 2.49% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritania's military expenditure was 2.49%, up from 2.43% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.75% | +0.2017% |
| 2024 | 2.55% | -0.044% |
| 2023 | 2.59% | +0.231% |
| 2022 | 2.36% | -0.1267% |
| 2021 | 2.49% | +0.0553% |
| 2020 | 2.43% | +0.3915% |
| 2019 | 2.04% | -0.0916% |
| 2018 | 2.13% | +0.0102% |
| 2017 | 2.12% | -0.0244% |
| 2016 | 2.15% | -0.0101% |
| 2015 | 2.16% | -0.0415% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.2005% |
| 2013 | 2% | -0.1184% |
| 2012 | 2.11% | -1.02% |
| 2009 | 3.14% | +0.076% |
| 2008 | 3.06% | +0.3657% |
| 2006 | 2.69% | -0.3579% |
| 2005 | 3.05% | -0.7866% |
| 2004 | 3.84% | -0.1572% |
| 2003 | 4% | +1.26% |
| 2002 | 2.74% | -1.26% |
| 2001 | 4% | +1.07% |
| 2000 | 2.93% | +0.6544% |
| 1999 | 2.27% | +0.4112% |
| 1998 | 1.86% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.97% | +0.3409% |
| 1996 | 2.63% | +0.3662% |
| 1995 | 2.26% | +0.0193% |
| 1994 | 2.24% | -0.1716% |
| 1993 | 2.41% | -0.2766% |
| 1992 | 2.69% | -0.9114% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -0.2274% |
| 1990 | 3.83% | -0.1332% |
| 1989 | 3.96% | -0.5286% |
| 1988 | 4.49% | -0.1798% |
| 1987 | 4.67% | -0.3672% |
| 1986 | 5.04% | -0.9091% |
| 1985 | 5.95% | — |
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Mauritania's military expenditure is 2.75% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.55% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.95% (1985); the lowest is 1.86% (1998), across data from 1985 to 2025.
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