Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mauritius: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 53.3% against 36.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 5th of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 38.7% | 3.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 48.6% | 6.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 56.9% | 19.2% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 53.3% | 17.7% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 53.3% against 36.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mauritius?
- 17.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mauritius rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 5th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.