Military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 fell 4.97% to USD 143 mil in Mauritania in 2015, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 156 mil in 2012 and an all time low of USD 38.1 mil in 1994. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 in Algeria amounted to USD 10,230 mil, USD 361 mil in Mali, USD 3,740 mil in Morocco and USD 255 mil in Senegal in 2015.
Mauritania has been ranked 113th within the group of 142 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Constant 2014 USD) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | USD mil | 4,905 | 5,191 | 7,429 | 7,817 | 8,646 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD mil | 129 | 133 | 138 | 153 | 159 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD mil | 5.82 | ... | ... | 9.62 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 207 | 208 | ... | |||||||||
| Libya | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,124 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Mali | USD mil | 152 | 160 | 163 | 154 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD mil | ... | 131 | ... | ... | 156 | 154 | |||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD mil | 3,093 | 3,310 | 3,334 | 3,574 | 4,083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD mil | ... | ... | 53.6 | 70.3 | 81.7 | 73.1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD mil | 217 | 205 | 222 | 202 | 234 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | 21,001 | 21,138 | 19,499 | 19,721 | 17,205 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD mil | 567 | 582 | 692 | 696 | 763 |
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