Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Mauritius
Mauritius: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
160th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1974
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Mauritius, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
That places Mauritius 160th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1964 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 current USD per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP | +138.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 current USD per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 current USD per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 current USD per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 current USD per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 157 Zimbabwe 0.0024 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Ireland 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Cuba 0.0013 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Haiti 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Costa Rica 0 current USD per US$ of GDP
- 163 Iceland 0 current USD per US$ of GDP
- 163 Panama 0 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
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), 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)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Mauritius?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Mauritius was 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Mauritius rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.