Mauritania vs South Africa: Taxes on international trade, GB

Mauritania
22.34 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
38.40 billion current LCU
in 2008
Mauritania rank
27th
South Africa rank
25th

Taxes on international trade, GB over time

  • Mauritania
  • South Africa
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196819892011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 38.40 billion current LCU against 22.34 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 16.07 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 5.35 billion current LCU 3.30 billion current LCU 2.05 billion current LCU Mauritania
1990s 7.74 billion current LCU 5.88 billion current LCU 1.85 billion current LCU Mauritania
2000s 13.35 billion current LCU 28.62 billion current LCU 15.28 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, gb, Mauritania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 38.40 billion current LCU against 22.34 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2008.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade, gb between Mauritania and South Africa?
16.07 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for taxes on international trade, gb?
Mauritania ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mauritania vs South Africa: Taxes on international trade, GB. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank country economists. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-international-trade-gb-current-lcu/mauritania/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-international-trade-gb-current-lcu/mauritania/south-africa/">Mauritania vs South Africa: Taxes on international trade, GB</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,299 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes. Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources. It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.