Mauritania Military Spending
Mauritania spends an estimated 2.6% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $315 million (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1985–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$324 million
Ranked #115 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
2.6%
Ranked #46 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+2.9%
From $315M in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$315 million
Reached in 2025
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Mauritania’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Mauritania run to 2025.
Mauritania Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Mauritania is estimated to have spent $324 million on military and defense, representing 2.6% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Mauritania is the #115 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 2.9%, from $315 million to $324 million. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 6.0% in 1985. The historical average military budget is 2.9% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 2.63% | $334M |
| 2026(estimate) | 2.63% | $324M |
| 2025 | 2.75% | $315M |
| 2024 | 2.55% | $275M |
| 2023 | 2.59% | $260M |
| 2022 | 2.36% | $226M |
| 2021 | 2.49% | $246M |
| 2020 | 2.43% | $230M |
| 2019 | 2.04% | $186M |
| 2018 | 2.13% | $183M |
| 2017 | 2.12% | $171M |
| 2016 | 2.15% | $164M |
| 2015 | 2.16% | $149M |
| 2014 | 2.20% | $156M |
| 2013 | 2.00% | $160M |
| 2012 | 2.11% | $162M |
| 2009 | 3.14% | $136M |
| 2008 | 3.06% | $136M |
| 2006 | 2.69% | $117M |
| 2005 | 3.05% | $100M |
| 2004 | 3.84% | $118M |
| 2003 | 4.00% | $115M |
| 2002 | 2.74% | $72M |
| 2001 | 4.00% | $101M |
| 2000 | 2.93% | $72M |
| 1999 | 2.27% | $55M |
| 1998 | 1.86% | $41M |
| 1997 | 2.97% | $59M |
| 1996 | 2.63% | $50M |
| 1995 | 2.26% | $42M |
| 1994 | 2.24% | $39M |
| 1993 | 2.41% | $41M |
| 1992 | 2.69% | $42M |
| 1991 | 3.60% | $44M |
| 1990 | 3.83% | $46M |
| 1989 | 3.96% | $49M |
| 1988 | 4.49% | $56M |
| 1987 | 4.67% | $57M |
| 1986 | 5.04% | $60M |
| 1985 | 5.95% | $64M |