Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Mauritius

Mauritius: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8087 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8087
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8282
in 2003
All-time low
0.6088
in 2016
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Mauritius, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.82002201120202002: 0.772003: 0.8282004: 0.7922005: 0.6512006: 0.6982007: 0.7072008: 0.7092009: 0.7372010: 0.7252011: 0.7572012: 0.7422013: 0.6992014: 0.7492015: 0.6232016: 0.6092017: 0.6512018: 0.6632019: 0.7912020: 0.809

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.8087 for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Mauritius peaked at 0.8282 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6088, in 2016.

That places Mauritius 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Mauritius, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7704
2003 0.8282 +7.5%
2004 0.7917 -4.4%
2005 0.6509 -17.8%
2006 0.6977 +7.2%
2007 0.707 +1.3%
2008 0.7093 +0.3%
2009 0.7366 +3.9%
2010 0.7245 -1.6%
2011 0.7565 +4.4%
2012 0.7419 -1.9%
2013 0.6989 -5.8%
2014 0.7491 +7.2%
2015 0.623 -16.8%
2016 0.6088 -2.3%
2017 0.6511 +6.9%
2018 0.6626 +1.8%
2019 0.7913 +19.4%
2020 0.8087 +2.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.8087 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6295, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7365 0.6509 0.8282 8
2010s 0.7008 0.6088 0.7913 10
2020s 0.8087 0.8087 0.8087 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 7 Bulgaria 0.8708 compare
  2. 8 Myanmar 0.8511 compare
  3. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8404 compare
  4. 11 Türkiye 0.786 compare
  5. 12 Armenia 0.7517 compare
  6. 13 Kyrgyzstan 0.7475 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Mauritius?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Mauritius was 0.8087 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.8282 in 2003.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6088 in 2016.
How does Mauritius rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
Mauritius ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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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Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
59 places, 1,203 data points, 1990–2020
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