Laos vs Mauritania: Taxes as a % of price: total tax

Laos
15.4%
in 2022
Mauritania
17.8%
in 2022
Laos rank
181st
Mauritania rank
179th

Taxes as a % of price: total tax over time

  • Laos
  • Mauritania
5101520200820152022

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 17.8% against 15.4% in Laos, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 181st and Mauritania ranks 179th of 189 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 12.2% 8.7% 3.5% Laos
2010s 17.7% 7.4% 10.3% Laos
2020s 13.5% 11.9% 1.7% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes as a % of price: total tax, Laos or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 17.8% against 15.4% in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes as a % of price: total tax between Laos and Mauritania?
2.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
Laos ranks 181st and Mauritania ranks 179th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: total tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,480 data points, 2008–2022
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