Mauritania's draft 2027 budget projects taxes on international trade rising 18.1% to 18.30bn MRU (€407mn), the fastest increase among the main tax categories, according to the bill's explanatory statement published by the finance ministry. Total tax revenue is projected to grow 11.2% to 104.17bn MRU, while import volumes are forecast to rise 5.7%, the document says.
Analysis: Trade tax receipts are expected to increase more than three times as fast as import volumes, suggesting an anticipated rise in import values, stronger collection or both. Mauritania plans to apply transaction-value customs assessments more widely by September 2028 and has budgeted 112.5mn MRU (€2.5mn) for customs scanner trucks next year. Those measures could tighten scrutiny of import declarations, though their effect on 2027 receipts is uncertain. Food, fuel and equipment importers may face closer checks at the border. The draft still requires parliamentary approval before the fiscal year begins in January.
Source: Ministère des Finances, Mauritanie, Ministère des Finances, Projet de loi de finances pour l'année 2027 (Octobre 2026), exposé général des motifs and tax provisions, 2027 (draft) and 2027 (assumption)