Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Mauritania

Mauritania: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 15.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.13 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
99th
of 135 countries
All-time high
15.13 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
9.76 Percentage of GDP
in 2010
Years of data
18
2007–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Mauritania, 2007–2024

0510152007201520242007: 10 Percentage of GDP2008: 10.1 Percentage of GDP2009: 10.4 Percentage of GDP2010: 9.8 Percentage of GDP2011: 10.1 Percentage of GDP2012: 13 Percentage of GDP2013: 12.8 Percentage of GDP2014: 14.8 Percentage of GDP2015: 14.4 Percentage of GDP2016: 13.7 Percentage of GDP2017: 14.2 Percentage of GDP2018: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2019: 13.4 Percentage of GDP2020: 12.4 Percentage of GDP2021: 14.2 Percentage of GDP2022: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2023: 13.6 Percentage of GDP2024: 15.1 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 15.13 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Mauritania peaked at 15.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.76 Percentage of GDP, in 2010.

Mauritania ranks 99th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Mauritania, 2007 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2007 9.99 Percentage of GDP
2008 10.14 Percentage of GDP +1.5%
2009 10.36 Percentage of GDP +2.2%
2010 9.76 Percentage of GDP -5.8%
2011 10.14 Percentage of GDP +3.8%
2012 12.99 Percentage of GDP +28.1%
2013 12.83 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2014 14.85 Percentage of GDP +15.7%
2015 14.38 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2016 13.65 Percentage of GDP -5.1%
2017 14.18 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
2018 14.66 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2019 13.42 Percentage of GDP -8.5%
2020 12.43 Percentage of GDP -7.4%
2021 14.24 Percentage of GDP +14.6%
2022 14.71 Percentage of GDP +3.3%
2023 13.64 Percentage of GDP -7.3%
2024 15.13 Percentage of GDP +10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.17 Percentage of GDP 9.99 Percentage of GDP 10.36 Percentage of GDP 3
2010s 13.09 Percentage of GDP 9.76 Percentage of GDP 14.85 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 14.03 Percentage of GDP 12.43 Percentage of GDP 15.13 Percentage of GDP 5

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  2. 97 Papua New Guinea 15.54 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 98 Vanuatu 15.53 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 100 Gabon 15.12 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 101 Tokelau 15.11 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 102 Naoero 15.1 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Mauritania?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Mauritania was 15.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 15.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 9.76 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
How does Mauritania rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Mauritania ranks 99th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.