Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Mauritania
Mauritania: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues was 15.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Mauritania, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Mauritania stood at 15.13 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-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.
That places Mauritania 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Mauritania, year by year
| 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% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15.13 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15.13 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 Percentage of GDP, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Mauritania?
- Revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-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 revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-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 Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.