Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mauritius, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 26.7% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mauritius peaked at 36.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1986.
That places Mauritius 65th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.9% | — |
| 1974 | 26.6% | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 36.8% | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | -28.4% |
| 1979 | 21.9% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 26.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 21.9% | 36.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 8.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mauritius?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mauritius was 26.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1986.
- How does Mauritius rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Mauritius ranks 65th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.