Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $315M in Mauritania and $533M in Senegal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by $218M, or 1.69 times that in Mauritania.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2025, Mauritania ranked 111 and Senegal ranked 100 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $315M | $533M |
| 2024 | $275M | $639M |
| 2023 | $260M | $453M |
| 2022 | $226M | $463M |
| 2021 | $246M | $518M |
| 2020 | $230M | $393M |
| 2019 | $186M | $423M |
| 2018 | $183M | $441M |
| 2017 | $171M | $371M |
| 2016 | $164M | $379M |
| 2015 | $149M | $269M |
| 2014 | $156M | $251M |
| 2013 | $160M | $245M |
| 2012 | $162M | $212M |
| 2011 | – | $232M |
| 2010 | – | $214M |
| 2009 | $136M | $227M |
| 2008 | $136M | $213M |
| 2007 | – | $217M |
| 2006 | $117M | $193M |
| 2005 | $100M | $167M |
| 2004 | $118M | $147M |
| 2003 | $115M | $146M |
| 2002 | $72.5M | $135M |
| 2001 | $101M | $134M |
| 2000 | $72.4M | $121M |
| 1999 | $55.3M | $133M |
| 1998 | $41.5M | $123M |
| 1997 | $58.6M | $116M |
| 1996 | $50.5M | $117M |
| 1995 | $42.2M | $119M |
| 1994 | $39.5M | $116M |
| 1993 | $41.1M | $142M |
| 1992 | $42.3M | $121M |
| 1991 | $43.9M | $129M |
| 1990 | $46.5M | $132M |
| 1989 | $49.4M | $130M |
| 1988 | $55.9M | $129M |
| 1987 | $56.6M | $121M |
| 1986 | $59.8M | $115M |
| 1985 | $64.4M | $120M |
| 1984 | – | $133M |
| 1983 | – | $140M |
| 1982 | – | $139M |
| 1981 | – | $161M |
| 1980 | – | $147M |
| 1979 | – | $158M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mauritania vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMauritania: 68.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMauritania: 3.09% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMauritania: 61.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMauritania: 17.1 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMauritania: 3.2% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMauritania: $61 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMauritania: 21,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024