General government final consumption expenditure rose 35.2% to USD 1,463 bil in Mauritania in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 1,463 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.048 bil in 1960. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure in Algeria amounted to USD 28,729 bil, USD 3,094 bil in Mali, USD 26,532 bil in Morocco and USD 4,030 bil in Senegal in 2021.
Mauritania has been ranked 132nd within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure, 23 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 35,786 | 33,431 | 32,234 | 30,186 | 31,506 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 1,887 | 2,118 | 2,502 | 2,927 | 3,275 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | 115 | 125 | 118 | 114 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 1,715 | 1,451 | 1,577 | 1,836 | 2,071 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | 24,766 | 24,167 | 27,042 | 27,099 | 27,583 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | USD bil | 2,145 | 2,278 | 2,487 | 2,710 | 2,720 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 901 | 860 | 910 | 970 | 982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 20,047 | 20,487 | 21,316 | 22,916 | 23,436 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 1,598 | 1,588 | 1,729 | 1,948 | 2,018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 2,542 | 2,672 | 2,863 | 3,187 | 3,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 233,460 | 235,619 | 245,097 | 266,063 | 262,996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | 8,197 | 8,304 | 8,064 | 7,849 | 7,885 |
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