Mauritania recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 46.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Mauritania averaged 99.11 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 280.45 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of 40.30 percent of GDP in 2024. source: Central Bank of Mauritania

Government Debt to GDP in Mauritania is expected to reach 42.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mauritania Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 44.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 45.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -1.30 -1.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 46.20 40.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 321.80 275.40 USD Million Dec 2025


Mauritania Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
46.20 40.30 280.45 40.30 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly