Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 12.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mauritania, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mauritania stood at 12.1%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mauritania peaked at 12.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2008.
Mauritania ranks 52nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.9% | — |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 12.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 12.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 989.30 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 123.61 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mauritania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mauritania was 12.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Mauritania ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.