Cameroon vs Mauritania: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality

Cameroon
13.0%
in 2019
Mauritania
12.6%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
137th
Mauritania rank
138th

Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.0% against 12.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 137th and Mauritania ranks 138th of 187 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 8.5% 0.2% Cameroon
2000s 10.8% 8.9% 1.9% Cameroon
2010s 12.7% 11.0% 1.6% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Cameroon, at 13.0% against 12.6% in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
Cameroon ranks 137th and Mauritania ranks 138th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Unit
% of GDP
Source
UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.