Taxes on goods and services in Mauritius
Mauritius: Taxes on goods and services was 53.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Mauritius, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Mauritius stood at 53.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Mauritius peaked at 58.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1976.
That places Mauritius 5th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 26.1% | — |
| 1974 | 25.2% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | -23.8% |
| 1977 | 17.8% | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 20.1% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 21.2% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 15.3% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 25.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 42.2% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 54.0% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 51.1% | 54.8% | 5 |
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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 taxes on goods and services in Mauritius?
- Taxes on goods and services in Mauritius was 53.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1976.
- How does Mauritius rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Mauritius ranks 5th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.