Dmitri Mihhailov
Managing Partner
Founder of Prifinance. 15+ years structuring international companies, banking and licensing for founders worldwide.
Register a company in Mauritania, the emerging gas play.
Set up a Mauritanian company - offshore gas now flowing from one of Africa's landmark projects, iron ore that has anchored the economy for sixty years, the world's richest fishing grounds, and green-hydrogen concessions measured in gigawatts. No gloss on this one: this is a frontier - the ouguiya is thin, institutions are young, the market is five million people, and the opportunity is upstream of almost everything.A Mauritanian SARL: GTA gas flowing, sixty years of iron ore, the world's richest fishing grounds, GW-scale hydrogen concessions. No gloss: a frontier - five million people, a thin ouguiya, young institutions - with the value upstream of almost everything.
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Mauritania · at a glance
Legal formSARL
Time to set up2-4 weeks
Corporate tax25%
GTA gasProducing - with Senegal
Green hydrogenGW-scale concessions
Remote setupMostly - by POA
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Mauritania in brief
A desert coast where three resource stories arrive at once.
Mauritania spent sixty years as an iron-ore economy - SNIM's trains to Nouadhibou are among the longest on Earth - and is now stacking new stories on the old one. The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim project, shared with Senegal on the maritime border, brought BP-operated LNG onstream and made Mauritania a gas exporter with expansion phases queued. The Atlantic upwelling off its coast holds some of the richest fishing grounds anywhere, feeding licensed fleets and onshore processing. And the emptiest quarter of the map became the newest asset: gigawatt-scale green-hydrogen concessions - among the world's largest announced - sit in feasibility with global developers, betting that desert sun, ocean wind and empty land are the century's feedstock. The corporate frame is OHADA-familiar: a SARL registers through the one-stop window in weeks.
The terms: this is a frontier in the strict sense - the domestic market is five million people and thin in cash; the ouguiya is soft and lightly banked; institutions are young and improving; skills are scarce with expatriate reliance standard; and the value sits upstream - in projects, concessions and the service contracts around them - rather than in consumer plays. Corporate tax is 25%, VAT 16%, and the mining and petroleum codes run their own fiscal regimes per convention. Security along Sahel borders is managed with the seriousness the region demands, while the coastal economic corridor lives calmer. Mauritania rewards oilfield-services firms, fishing operators, EPC contractors and early hydrogen partners - the professionals of upstream Africa. We set them up properly.
Three resource stories stacking: BP's GTA LNG onstream with Senegal; SNIM's ore trains six decades deep; Atlantic upwelling fisheries; and hydrogen concessions among the world's largest announced. OHADA-familiar SARL in weeks via the one-stop.
The terms: the market is 5M and thin; the ouguiya is soft with the project economy running on dollars; skills are scarce, expatriates standard; petroleum and mining run per-convention terms; Sahel security is managed seriously while the coast lives calm. Upstream professionals - services, fleets, EPC, early hydrogen - are the fit.
Packages & pricing
Mauritanian company - cost & packages.
01 - SARL · MAURITANIA
Company
from$2,900USD · all-in
Registration of a Mauritanian SARL - one-stop incorporation, tax registrations and the first year of the registered address included.
✓Sector strategy - services, fishing, projects - first✓One-stop (Guichet Unique) incorporation✓NIF & tax registrations✓Registered address in Nouakchott - first year✓Local-content positioning for project work✓Free pre-incorporation consultation
Optional add-ons: fishing / sector licences - scoped per case · work permits - from $900 · accounting - from $250/month · renewal - from $1,800/year.Add-ons: sector licences per case · permits from $900 · accounting from $250/month · renewal from $1,800/year.
Start with Company →02 - SARL · MAURITANIA
Most popularCompany + Bank Account
from$4,900USD · all-in
A working Mauritanian SARL with a local bank account - ouguiya and hard-currency capability with the banks that serve the project economy.
✓Everything in Company✓Account with BMCI, SGM or Attijari✓Multi-currency - MRU, EUR, USD✓Project-economy KYC file prepared✓Compliance onboarding support✓Dedicated account manager
Start with Banking →Starting prices, confirmed before engagement. Registration and licence fees are itemised.Starting prices; the exact quote comes first. Registry and licensing fees itemised in your quote.
What you can do
Popular uses for a Mauritanian company.
Upstream is the market: the gas project, the ore railway, the fishing grounds and the hydrogen map all buy services before anything else.Upstream is the market: projects buy services before anything else.
Oil & gas serviceslicensed
The GTA ecosystem. Logistics, catering, marine and maintenance contracts.
Fishing & processinglicensed
Licensed fleets and onshore plants on the world's richest grounds.
Mining & serviceslicensed
Iron ore's sixty-year machine, plus gold and copper - SNIM-adjacent work.
Green hydrogen & renewableslicensed
GW-scale concessions in development. Early partners position now.
Construction & EPC
Project infrastructure, ports and the Nouakchott build-out.
Trade & supply
Provisioning a project economy that imports nearly everything.
Oil & gas serviceslicensed
The GTA ecosystem.
Fishing & processinglicensed
The richest grounds.
Mining & serviceslicensed
SNIM-adjacent.
Hydrogen & renewableslicensed
Position now.
Construction & EPC
Project infrastructure.
Trade & supply
Provisioning the economy.
Why Mauritania
Key advantages of the jurisdiction.
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Gas onstream
GTA produces. And expansion phases queue behind it.Expansion queued.
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The hydrogen map
Among the world's largest announced green-H2 concessions.GW-scale frameworks.
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The fishing grounds
Atlantic upwelling wealth. Licensed and genuinely rich.Genuinely rich.
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Iron-ore bedrock
Sixty years of SNIM exports anchor the external account.Sixty years deep.
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Thin competition
Frontier premiums with few rivals bidding.Frontier premiums.
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Atlantic position
Europe four sea-days away; Las Palmas a short hop.Europe four sea-days.
How it compares
Mauritania next to the regional options.
Senegal shares the gas and runs the deeper economy; Morocco the industrial platform; Algeria the orderly giant; Libya the higher-risk frontier. Mauritania sells earliest-stage upstream. Figures current as of 2026.Senegal: the deeper twin. Morocco: the platform. Algeria: the orderly giant. Libya: higher risk. Mauritania: earliest-stage upstream. As of 2026.
| Country | Corporate tax | Entry character | Signature edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 25% | Frontier · open | The emerging gas play |
| Senegal | 30% | Open | The gas twin, deeper |
| Morocco | 20-35% | Open | The industrial platform |
| Algeria | 19-26% | 100% non-strategic | The orderly giant |
| Libya | 20% + 4% | JV · branches | The professionals' frontier |
MauritaniaEmerging
Corporate tax25%
EntryFrontier · open
SenegalTwin
Corporate tax30%
EntryOpen
MoroccoPlatform
Corporate tax20-35%
EntryOpen
AlgeriaGiant
Corporate tax19-26%
EntryNon-strategic
LibyaFrontier+
Corporate tax20%+4%
EntryJV · branch
Requirements
What Mauritanian law actually demands.
01
One shareholder - Individual or company, any nationality. 100% foreign SARLs are routine.
02
One manager (gérant) - Any nationality; local presence matters for ministries and banks.
03
Modest capital - SARL minimums are nominal; project contracts set real numbers.
04
Registered address - A Nouakchott business address - included in every package.
05
Sector licensing - Fishing, petroleum services and mining carry real licence tracks.
06
Books & filings - French-language accounting and tax cycles. Carried by our accountants.
How it works
From application to a live company in weeks.
The registry is quicker than the frontier label suggests; the value work is sector licensing and project positioning.Sector strategy first, Guichet Unique in 1-2 weeks, tax files, project-economy banking in 1-3, licences in 3-10 - six weeks to positioned and working.
01Same day
Free consultation
Sector, licence path and project strategy - settled first.
021 week
KYC & documents
Passports and POA legalised; French documents prepared.
031-2 weeks
Incorporation
Guichet Unique registration; the SARL exists.
043-7 days
Tax registrations
NIF and VAT files opened.
051-3 weeks
Bank account
MRU and hard-currency accounts with project-economy banks.
063-10 weeks
Licences & permits
Sector licences and work permits where the plan needs them.
Quick facts
Legal formSARL
Shareholders1+ - any nationality
Corporate tax25%
VAT16%
Dividends10%
Standard timeline2-4 weeks
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,800/year
Local-content expectations around the gas and mining projects are the frontier's quiet rule: Mauritanian-registered entities with Mauritanian hires win contracts that foreign paper alone cannot.
On the ground
On the ground in Mauritania.
Prifinance - Mauritania
Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania
01
Frontier specialists
Your setup is run with Nouakchott counsel who file registry and licence work routinely.
02
Project positioning
Local-content status built so contracts read you as the compliant bidder.
03
Licence tracks managed
Fishing, petroleum-services and mining files run to their own calendars.
04
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Taxation 2026
Twenty-five standard - with the codes writing project terms.
Corporate tax is 25%, VAT 16%, dividends around 10%. The petroleum and mining codes run their own fiscal regimes per convention - the real terms for project work are negotiated instruments. Payroll carries moderate contributions; the fishing regime licenses by campaign and species.25% corporate, VAT 16%, dividends 10%; petroleum and mining per convention; treasury runs hard-currency-first, as the project economy does.
Corporate - 25%
The standard rate for services and trade.Services and trade.
Project conventions
Petroleum and mining terms negotiated per instrument.Projects negotiate.
VAT - 16%
Standard rate; project regimes carry exemptions.Project exemptions.
Dividends - 10%
Modest withholding; treaty network thin.Modest exit.
Levies in 2026
Corporate income tax25%
VAT16%
Dividends10%
Petroleum / miningPer convention
Social (employer)≈15%
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,800/year
Owners remain responsible for tax where they live - and ouguiya treasury practice keeps hard currency close: the project economy runs on dollars and euros.
Your team
The specialists who'll handle your case.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
International Business Consultant
Guides clients from the first consultation to a working setup - companies, accounts and substance in 60+ jurisdictions.
Alex Danila
Corporate Services Specialist
Handles incorporation paperwork, KYC and bank introductions so your Mauritanian company launches without delays.
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Talk to a specialist →FAQ
Mauritania, upstream.
Can I open a Mauritanian company without visiting?+
Mostly - incorporation and tax registrations run by power of attorney. Banks prefer meeting the gérant, and project or licence work rewards presence. We sequence one Nouakchott trip where it counts.
How much does it cost?+
Turnkey registration starts from $2,900; with banking from $4,900. Sector licences are scoped per case. Renewals with accounting run from $1,800 a year.
What is the GTA project and why does it matter?+
Grand Tortue Ahmeyim - the BP-operated LNG development straddling the Mauritania-Senegal maritime border - took a decade to build and now produces, with expansion phases planned. For the service economy it means contracted demand: marine logistics, catering, maintenance, local supply - the classic upstream ecosystem, newly arrived and still forming. Early, compliant entrants are securing positions incumbents will envy.
Is the green-hydrogen story real?+
Real at the concession stage: Mauritania has signed some of the world's largest announced green-hydrogen frameworks - tens of gigawatts across desert blocks - with global developers running feasibility. The framing: final investment decisions remain ahead, timelines are long, and the play today is positioning - land, partnerships, early services - not revenue. We structure early partners with exactly that patience.
How does the fishing sector work?+
By licence and campaign: the Atlantic upwelling makes these grounds among the richest anywhere, foreign fleets operate under agreements and licences, and onshore processing in Nouadhibou earns preference. Licensing is a genuine regulatory track with quotas and seasons - we run it as one, and the resource justifies the paperwork.
What taxes will the company pay?+
Corporate tax at 25%, VAT 16%, dividends around 10%, employer contributions near 15%. Petroleum and mining work runs on negotiated conventions with their own terms. The service economy plans on the standard numbers; the project economy reads its contracts.
How thin is the ouguiya?+
Thin and lightly banked: the currency is soft, convertibility is managed, and the project economy operates substantially in dollars and euros - which is how we configure treasury from day one. Hard-currency contracts with local-cost conversion is the standard architecture, and export earners live comfortably inside it.
What about security?+
Managed with regional seriousness: Mauritania has kept Sahel spillover at bay for years through heavy security investment, and the coastal corridor - Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, the offshore - runs calm working lives. Desert-interior operations follow protocols as they would anywhere in the Sahel. We plan geography the way the professionals here do.
What does local content mean in practice?+
That contracts favour Mauritanian-registered entities with Mauritanian hires and visible local footprint: the gas project and miners score bidders on it, and foreign paper alone loses. Our setups build the local-content file from incorporation - registration, hires, training plans - so when tenders open, you read as the compliant choice.
How long does it take?+
The company: two to four weeks. Banking: one to three more. Sector licences: three to ten weeks by track. A working, banked Mauritanian services company inside six weeks - positioned for the project economy - is the working default.
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