Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products was 5.73 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania is 5.73, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania peaked at 5.73 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.
Mauritania ranks 91st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 1.99 | -61.7% |
| 2022 | 5.48 | +175.4% |
| 2024 | 5.73 | +4.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5.73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.96, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5.73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.35, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 1.99 | 5.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More social development data for Mauritania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 301,490 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0567 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania?
- Tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Mauritania was 5.73 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products?
- Mauritania ranks 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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