Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius
Mauritius: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8397 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius is 0.8397, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius peaked at 0.9523 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8094, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 19th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9523 | — |
| 2003 | 0.9232 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8838 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8609 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8866 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8859 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8766 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8905 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8123 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9194 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.932 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9105 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9214 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9221 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8616 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8798 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8362 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8094 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8397 | +3.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.8397 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.8397 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8588, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.895 | 0.8609 | 0.9523 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8805 | 0.8094 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8397 | 0.8397 | 0.8397 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More public sector data for Mauritius
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 15.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,003 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 9,983 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius was 0.8397 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9523 in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8094 in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Mauritius ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.