Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP

Mauritania
2.9%
in 2007
Sierra Leone
2.9%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
157th
Sierra Leone rank
158th

Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
0123198020012023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 184 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8% 0.8% 2.0% Mauritania
2000s 2.7% 1.4% 1.3% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Mauritania, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2007.
What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2007.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 5,764 data points, 1980–2023
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Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.