Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) was 0.2717 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Mauritius, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mauritius stood at 0.2717. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 193.5% on the previous year and up 812.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mauritius peaked at 0.2717 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.1356, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1043 | — |
| 2003 | 0.0732 | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0506 | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 | -56.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 | +53.9% |
| 2007 | -0.001 | -102.8% |
| 2008 | -0.1356 | +14038.6% |
| 2009 | -0.1308 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | -0.0381 | -70.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0748 | +96.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1044 | +39.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0211 | -79.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0776 | -467.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0721 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.038 | -47.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0997 | +162.8% |
| 2018 | 0.078 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0926 | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2717 | +193.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.2717 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0208. (26 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.2717 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2175, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -14038.6% | -0.001 | -0.1356 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 | -0.1356 | 0.1043 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.022 | -0.1044 | 0.0997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2717 | 0.2717 | 0.2717 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mauritius?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mauritius was 0.2717 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2717 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1356 in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Mauritius ranks 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 812.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.