Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Mauritania

Mauritania: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 20.28 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
20.28
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 183 countries
All-time high
34.82
in 2013
All-time low
14.44
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Mauritania, 2005–2015

01020302005201020152005: 14.42006: 14.42007: 14.42008: 20.62009: 20.62010: 31.32011: 31.32012: 31.32013: 34.82014: 20.32015: 20.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 20.28 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

The figure is up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Mauritania peaked at 34.82 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.44, in 2005.

That places Mauritania 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.91 14.44 20.61 5
2010s 28.22 20.28 34.82 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 177 Congo 30.68 compare
  2. 178 Senegal 29.83 compare
  3. 179 Central African Republic 23.47 compare
  4. 181 Chad 19.54 compare
  5. 182 Venezuela 13.87 compare
  6. 183 Bolivia 12.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Mauritania?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Mauritania was 20.28 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 34.82 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 14.44 in 2005.
How does Mauritania rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Mauritania ranks 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.