Mauritania recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 1.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Mauritania averaged -0.27 percent of GDP from 2003 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 27.60 percent of GDP in 2006 and a record low of -11.80 percent of GDP in 2003. source: Central Bank of Mauritanita

Government Budget in Mauritania is expected to reach -1.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -1.10 -2.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 40.30 42.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 260.10 277.20 USD Million Dec 2024


Mauritania Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.10 -2.40 27.60 -11.80 2003 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly