Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 53.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius stood at 53.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius peaked at 55.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2003.
Mauritius ranks 44th of 114 countries on this measure, 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 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.5% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 45.0% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 55.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3763 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 53.4% 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 55.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2003.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mauritius ranks 44th out of 114 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 up 7.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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