Mauritania - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 12.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 55.10 in 1977, while its lowest value was 10.46 in 2011.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1966 36.70
1967 31.21
1968 26.77
1969 30.56
1970 28.96
1971 29.89
1972 39.60
1973 38.43
1974 35.64
1975 40.36
1976 53.84
1977 55.10
1978 53.73
1979 51.88
1980 51.97
1981 44.49
1982 36.79
1983 37.86
1984 35.26
1985 33.34
1986 27.09
1987 28.03
1988 27.84
1989 28.99
1990 29.77
1991 18.98
1992 14.63
1993 13.80
1994 13.26
1995 12.24
1996 12.70
1997 12.37
1998 20.78
1999 20.51
2000 20.65
2001 20.43
2002 20.31
2003 19.29
2004 19.52
2005 17.12
2006 13.99
2007 14.74
2008 14.94
2009 15.76
2010 13.52
2011 10.46
2012 12.07
2013 11.69
2014 13.63
2015 14.62
2016 13.44
2017 13.38
2018 12.36
2019 11.65
2020 12.80

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts