Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 12.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania, 1983–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania is 12.58, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania peaked at 13.95 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.57, in 1998.
That places Mauritania 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.33 | — |
| 1984 | 12.46 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 13.95 | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 13.49 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 11.87 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 12.39 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 8.77 | -29.2% |
| 1992 | 9.12 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 9.72 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 9.44 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 8.69 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 8.99 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 8.26 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 7.57 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 8.27 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.02 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.59 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 8.32 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 9.44 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 9.75 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.22 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 9.51 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.25 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.62 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.38 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 9.66 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.92 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 9.38 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 11.16 | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 11.9 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.06 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.53 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.28 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.22 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 10.9 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 11.67 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 13.51 | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 12.58 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.82 | 11.87 | 13.95 | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.12 | 7.57 | 12.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 8.02 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.05 | 8.92 | 13.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.17 | 10.9 | 13.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,537 (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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mauritania was 12.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.95 in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.57 in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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