Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -6.89 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded -6.89 % change on previous year for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 143.5% on the previous year and down 233.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 18.92 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -29.23 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Mauritania ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 11.91 % change on previous year | +1026.7% |
| 1986 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 1990 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 1991 | -29.23 % change on previous year | -766.8% |
| 1992 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1993 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +63.7% |
| 1994 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 1995 | -7.95 % change on previous year | +177.4% |
| 1996 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 1997 | -8.08 % change on previous year | -338.0% |
| 1998 | -8.38 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -209.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4224 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2001 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -903.5% |
| 2002 | 7.15 % change on previous year | -310.5% |
| 2003 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 2004 | 13.48 % change on previous year | -526.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2006 | -5.37 % change on previous year | -267.8% |
| 2007 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2008 | -2.77 % change on previous year | -188.4% |
| 2009 | -6.82 % change on previous year | +146.4% |
| 2010 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -228.9% |
| 2011 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2012 | -7.62 % change on previous year | -351.1% |
| 2013 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 2014 | 18.92 % change on previous year | +267.3% |
| 2015 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 2017 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +176.4% |
| 2018 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 2019 | -7.95 % change on previous year | -233.5% |
| 2020 | -10.77 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -164.8% |
| 2022 | 15.82 % change on previous year | +126.7% |
| 2023 | -6.89 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | 11.91 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1990s | -2.89 % change on previous year | -29.23 % change on previous year | 9.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5869 % change on previous year | -6.82 % change on previous year | 13.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 % change on previous year | -7.95 % change on previous year | 18.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 % change on previous year | -10.77 % change on previous year | 15.82 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 Bangladesh -6.08 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Bhutan -6.41 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Liberia -6.51 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Uruguay -8.58 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Israel -9.07 % change on previous year compare
- 165 United States of America -9.08 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Mauritania was -6.89 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.92 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.23 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 233.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.