Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2005. ▼ Falling
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Mauritania, 1993–2005
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritania is 2.7%, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 2.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1999.
Mauritania ranks 77th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.5% | — |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritania was 2.7% in 2005, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2005.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.