Health · West Africa
Mauritania Health Spending (% of GDP)
4.3%as of 2023-7.0% vs 2022
Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Health Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=MR&metric_key=health_expenditure_pct_gdp" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Health Spending (% of GDP) across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Health Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4.2% |
| Kenya | 4.4% |
| South Africa | 8.9% |
| Egypt | 4.9% |
| Ghana | 2.9% |
| Ethiopia | 2.8% |
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