Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 20.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue in Mauritius, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Mauritius stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Mauritius peaked at 20.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 14.2% | — |
| 1974 | 11.5% | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | +41.3% |
| 1976 | 19.9% | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +101.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 20.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 20.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +101.0% | 8.6% | 17.4% |
| 2015 | -51.6% | 17.9% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 11.5% | 19.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 14.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 8.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 20.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Mauritius?
- Tax revenue in Mauritius was 20.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for tax revenue?
- Mauritius ranks 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.