Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) was 3.4% in 1994. ▼ Falling
Taxes on exports in Mauritius, 1973–1994
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Mauritius is 3.4%, measured in 1994. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Mauritius peaked at 19.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1994.
Mauritius ranks 12th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.6% | — |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | +79.4% |
| 1976 | 13.3% | -32.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | +55.8% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 19.3% | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 17.1% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -47.0% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -17.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 41.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 9.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +79.4% | 11.0% | 19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 9.6% | 19.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 9.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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- 10 Russia 4.0%
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- 13 Papua New Guinea 1.6% compare
- 14 Laos 1.6%
- 15 Morocco 1.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Mauritius?
- Taxes on exports in Mauritius was 3.4% in 1994, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1994.
- How does Mauritius rank for taxes on exports?
- Mauritius ranks 12th out of 76 countries with data for 1994.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.