Paying taxes: Payments in Mauritania

Mauritania: Paying taxes: Payments was 33 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
33 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
49 number per year
in 2014
All-time low
33 number per year
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Mauritania, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 37 number per year2006: 37 number per year2007: 37 number per year2008: 37 number per year2009: 37 number per year2010: 37 number per year2011: 37 number per year2012: 37 number per year2013: 37 number per year2014: 49 number per year2015: 49 number per year2016: 45 number per year2017: 33 number per year2018: 33 number per year2019: 33 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Mauritania stood at 33 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Mauritania peaked at 49 number per year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33 number per year, in 2017.

Mauritania ranks 53rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Payments in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Mauritania, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 37 number per year —
2006 37 number per year +0.0%
2007 37 number per year +0.0%
2008 37 number per year +0.0%
2009 37 number per year +0.0%
2010 37 number per year +0.0%
2011 37 number per year +0.0%
2012 37 number per year +0.0%
2013 37 number per year +0.0%
2014 49 number per year +32.4%
2015 49 number per year +0.0%
2016 45 number per year -8.2%
2017 33 number per year -26.7%
2018 33 number per year +0.0%
2019 33 number per year +0.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 33 number per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 33 number per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37 number per year 37 number per year 37 number per year 5
2010s 39 number per year 33 number per year 49 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 53 Bangladesh 33 number per year compare
  2. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 number per year compare
  3. 53 Comoros 33 number per year compare
  4. 53 Eswatini 33 number per year compare
  5. 53 Guinea 33 number per year compare
  6. 53 Liberia 33 number per year compare
  7. 53 Serbia 33 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Mauritania?
Paying taxes: payments in Mauritania was 33 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 49 number per year in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 33 number per year in 2017.
How does Mauritania rank for paying taxes: payments?
Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
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 tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.