Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 13.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Mauritania, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 13.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Mauritania peaked at 13.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 69th 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, primary products in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.0% | — |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 66 Côte d'Ivoire 13.2% compare
- 67 Nepal 13.2% compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 13.2% compare
- 70 Vanuatu 12.9% compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 12.9% compare
- 72 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
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)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Mauritania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Mauritania was 13.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Mauritania ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).