Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius
Mauritius: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.873 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius is 0.873, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius peaked at 0.9878 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8189, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9268 | — |
| 2003 | 0.9005 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9077 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9144 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9166 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9282 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9327 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8612 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8273 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8618 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8562 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8515 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8558 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8189 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9878 | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9658 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8359 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8737 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.873 | -0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.873 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.911 | 0.8612 | 0.9327 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8735 | 0.8189 | 0.9878 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.873 | 0.873 | 0.873 | 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 protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mauritius was 0.873 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9878 in 2016.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8189 in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Mauritius ranks 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, 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.