Tax revenue in Mauritius
Mauritius: Tax revenue was 142.36 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue in Mauritius, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 142.36 billion current LCU for tax revenue in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Mauritius peaked at 142.36 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 313.00 million current LCU, in 1973.
That places Mauritius 82nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 828.91 million current LCU | 313.00 million current LCU | 1.26 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.36 billion current LCU | 1.60 billion current LCU | 6.69 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.00 billion current LCU | 7.75 billion current LCU | 18.32 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.66 billion current LCU | 20.35 billion current LCU | 52.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.30 billion current LCU | 36.87 billion current LCU | 99.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.55 billion current LCU | 87.45 billion current LCU | 142.36 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Mauritius
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.7% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 53.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -8.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 10.4% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 10.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 8.4% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Mauritius?
- Tax revenue in Mauritius was 142.36 billion current LCU 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 142.36 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 313.00 million current LCU in 1973.
- How does Mauritius rank for tax revenue?
- Mauritius ranks 82nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.