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Argentina vs Mauritania: tax rates compared

Mauritania has an income tax rate of 40%, 5pp above Argentina's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income35%40%Corporate25%35%VAT16%21%Wealth Tax0%1%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AR MRDifference
Income Tax35%40%MR +5 pp
Corporate Tax35%25%AR +10 pplargest gap
VAT21%16%AR +5 pp
Wealth Tax1%0%AR +1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Argentina (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-16
Mauritania40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference−5 ppMauritania higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina35%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Mauritania25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppArgentina higher

Argentina has a corporate tax rate of 35%, 10pp above Mauritania's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Argentina (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-16
Mauritania16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference+5 ppArgentina higher

Argentina has a VAT rate of 21%, 5pp above Mauritania's 16%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina1%Source: AFIP/ARCA — Impuesto sobre los Bienes Personales, alícuotas · as of 2025-01-01
Mauritania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference+1 ppArgentina higher

Argentina has a wealth tax rate of 1%, 1pp above Mauritania's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Argentina sits above it, Mauritania sits below it. Argentina's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Mauritania's 2026-03-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.