Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Mauritania

Mauritania: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 10.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 190 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2014
All-time low
4.7%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Mauritania, 2005–2019

02.557.5102005201220192005: 8.7 % of profits2006: 8.7 % of profits2007: 8.7 % of profits2008: 8.7 % of profits2009: 8.7 % of profits2010: 8.7 % of profits2011: 8.7 % of profits2012: 8.7 % of profits2013: 4.7 % of profits2014: 10.3 % of profits2015: 10.3 % of profits2016: 10.3 % of profits2017: 10.3 % of profits2018: 10.3 % of profits2019: 10.3 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 10.3% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Mauritania peaked at 10.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.

That places Mauritania 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Mauritania, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 8.7%
2006 8.7% +0.0%
2007 8.7% +0.0%
2008 8.7% +0.0%
2009 8.7% +0.0%
2010 8.7% +0.0%
2011 8.7% +0.0%
2012 8.7% +0.0%
2013 4.7% -46.0%
2014 10.3% +119.1%
2015 10.3% +0.0%
2016 10.3% +0.0%
2017 10.3% +0.0%
2018 10.3% +0.0%
2019 10.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 5
2010s 9.3% 4.7% 10.3% 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 127 Peru 11.0% compare
  2. 128 Palau 10.7% compare
  3. 129 Zambia 10.4% compare
  4. 130 Libya 10.3% compare
  5. 132 Burundi 10.2% compare
  6. 133 Kazakhstan 10.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Mauritania?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Mauritania was 10.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
How does Mauritania rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Mauritania ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.