Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government) was -0.2978 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Mauritius, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -0.2978 for deficit, percent of own spending in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 110.1% on the previous year and down 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deficit, percent of own spending in Mauritius peaked at -0.0235 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.2978, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 36th out of 66 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.265 | — |
| 2003 | -0.2457 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | -0.2278 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2132 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2265 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | -0.2005 | -11.5% |
| 2008 | -0.0638 | -68.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0235 | -63.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1445 | +514.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1047 | -27.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0836 | -20.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1689 | +102.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1261 | -25.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1087 | -13.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0979 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1395 | +42.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1217 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | -0.1418 | +16.5% |
| 2020 | -0.2978 | +110.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -0.2978 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.3126, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -0.2978 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.31, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -514.6% | -0.0235 | -0.1445 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1833 | -0.265 | -0.0235 | 8 |
| 2010s | -0.1237 | -0.1689 | -0.0836 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2978 | -0.2978 | -0.2978 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deficit, percent of own spending in Mauritius?
- Deficit, percent of own spending in Mauritius was -0.2978 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0235 in 2009.
- What is the lowest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2978 in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for deficit, percent of own spending?
- Mauritius ranks 36th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is deficit, percent of own spending rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deficit, Percent of own spending (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.