Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Mauritius, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Mauritius stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Mauritius peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2002.
That places Mauritius 11th out of 57 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9994, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Mauritius?
- Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Mauritius was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- How does Mauritius rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, 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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About this data
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.