Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania

Mauritania: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 8.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.7%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
53rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2020
All-time low
7.9%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2001–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania, 2001–2022

02.557.51012.52001201120222001: 9.9 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 9.5 %2008: 9.3 %2009: 8.7 %2010: 7.9 %2011: 8.1 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 8.7 %2018: 8 %2019: 8 %2020: 12.2 %2021: 8.3 %2022: 8.7 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania is 8.7%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2010.

Mauritania ranks 53rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.4% 8.7% 9.9% 5
2010s 8.2% 7.9% 8.7% 6
2020s 9.7% 8.3% 12.2% 3

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 50 Angola 8.8% compare
  2. 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.8% compare
  3. 52 Madagascar 8.7% compare
  4. 54 Tanzania 8.6% compare
  5. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.4% compare
  6. 55 Senegal 8.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania was 8.7% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2010.
How does Mauritania rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.