Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania
Mauritania: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
down 40.0%
World rank
184th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Mauritania was 0.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- Mauritania ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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