Mauritania—Military Spending (% of GDP)
Category: MilitarySource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #37 of 156Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
2.7%
2025
YoY Change
+7.9%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#37
of 156 countries
Maximum
4.0%
2001
Minimum
2.0%
2013
CAGR
-0.3%
23 years
Last
2.7%
Previous
2.5%
Highest
4.0%
Lowest
2.0%
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Mauritania's military spending (% of GDP) was 2.7% in 2025, ranking #37 out of 156 countries. This represents a +7.9% change from 2024. Over the past 23 years, the highest recorded value was 4.0% (2001) and the lowest was 2.0% (2013). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Mauritania — Military Spending (% of GDP): 2.748416225 % of GDP for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +45.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +36.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% |
Top Countries — Military Spending (% of GDP)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 39.6% | 2025 |
| 2 | Algeria | 8.8% | 2025 |
| 3 | Israel | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 4 | Russia | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Myanmar | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Qatar | 6.5% | 2022 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 9 | Armenia | 6.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Oman | 5.7% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product
Methodology
Data compiled by SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases.
Unit
% of GDP