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Djibouti vs Mauritania: tax rates compared

Mauritania's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Djibouti's (40% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Mauritania's 2026-03-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate25%VAT7%16%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ MRDifference
Income Tax30%40%MR +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT7%16%MR +9 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti30%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01
Mauritania40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference−10 ppMauritania higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Djibouti's corporate tax rate is identical to Mauritania's — both sit at 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti7%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01
Mauritania16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference−9 ppMauritania higher

Mauritania's VAT rate is 9pp higher than Djibouti's (16% vs 7%). The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, Mauritania sits above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 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, Wealth Tax.