Interest payments in Mauritius
Mauritius: Interest payments was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Mauritius, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Mauritius is 10.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Mauritius peaked at 28.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1975.
That places Mauritius 51st out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Interest payments in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.9% | — |
| 1974 | 6.8% | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +51.5% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +33.7% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | +41.2% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +26.1% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +34.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 11.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 9.3% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 5 |
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- 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 interest payments in Mauritius?
- Interest payments in Mauritius was 10.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1975.
- How does Mauritius rank for interest payments?
- Mauritius ranks 51st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. 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.