Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 7.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Mauritania, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Mauritania is 7.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Mauritania peaked at 10.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 99th 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.9% | — |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 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, primary products in Mauritania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Mauritania was 7.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).