Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius is 14.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius peaked at 20.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2002.
That places Mauritius 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +41.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -8.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 14.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 14.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +41.4% | 14.8% | 20.9% |
| 2003 | +38.8% | 12.9% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius was 14.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2002.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mauritius ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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