Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania
Mauritania: Taxes as a share of cigarette price was 17.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 201.5% on the previous year and up 346.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania peaked at 17.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 180th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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
- 177 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.8% compare
- 178 Paraguay 19.2% compare
- 179 Angola 18.0% compare
- 181 Iraq 16.9% compare
- 182 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.4% compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 14.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 974.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 38,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 993.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania?
- Taxes as a share of cigarette price in Mauritania was 17.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a share of cigarette price recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for taxes as a share of cigarette price?
- Mauritania ranks 180th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a share of cigarette price 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes as a share of cigarette price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of taxes on the retail price of a pack of cigarettes. This includes all taxes and is based on one pack (20 cigarettes) of the most sold brand in the country.