Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius
Mauritius: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8714 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.8714 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 587.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius peaked at 0.8714 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1268, in 2010.
That places Mauritius 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4383 | — |
| 2003 | 0.3513 | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3859 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3954 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3871 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3972 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3942 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1272 | -67.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1268 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.136 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1353 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1377 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8394 | +509.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8603 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8688 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8541 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.818 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8636 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8714 | +0.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.8714 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.8714 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.551, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +509.7% | 0.1377 | 0.8394 |
| 2009 | -67.7% | 0.3942 | 0.1272 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3596 | 0.1272 | 0.4383 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.564 | 0.1268 | 0.8688 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8714 | 0.8714 | 0.8714 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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), 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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius was 0.8714 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8714 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1268 in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Mauritius ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 587.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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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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.