Belize vs Mauritius: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Belize
12.4%
in 2023
Mauritius
12.8%
in 2023
Belize rank
34th
Mauritius rank
31st
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Belize
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 12.8% against 12.4% in Belize, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.
Belize ranks 34th and Mauritius ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 6.4% | 3.0% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 9.2% | 3.4% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 12.9% | 3.6% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 12.8% | 1.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Belize or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 12.8% against 12.4% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Belize and Mauritius?
- 0.4%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mauritius?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Mauritius rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Belize ranks 34th and Mauritius ranks 31st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.