Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 9.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Mauritania, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9.5% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Mauritania peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2010.
Mauritania ranks 58th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.9% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +83.1% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -5.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.2%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, 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 | +83.1% | 7.2% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 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)
- 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, weighted mean, manufactured products in Mauritania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Mauritania was 9.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Mauritania ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.