Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania
Mauritania: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 17.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
17.8%
Change on year
up 201.5%
World rank
179th
of 189 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2022
All-time low
4.0%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 201.5% on the previous year and up 346.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania peaked at 17.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.7% | — |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +70.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +201.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 17.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 17.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.0% | 9.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 5.9% | 17.8% | 2 |
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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritania was 17.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.6%. 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 Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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