Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 8.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania, 2001–2022
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.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.9% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +51.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 8.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.8% | 8.0% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 50 Angola 8.8% compare
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.8% compare
- 52 Madagascar 8.7% compare
- 54 Tanzania 8.6% compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.4% compare
- 55 Senegal 8.4% compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
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
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.