Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -29.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -29.1% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Mauritius peaked at -11.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -32.5%, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -19.8% | — |
| 2001 | -19.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | -19.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | -19.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | -19.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | -19.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | -18.0% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | -17.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | -20.6% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | -21.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -20.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | -20.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | -21.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | -21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | -11.2% | -47.9% |
| 2016 | -22.8% | +102.5% |
| 2017 | -21.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | -22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | -22.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | -31.3% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | -32.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | -28.2% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | -29.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.4% | -20.6% | -17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.6% | -22.8% | -11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -30.3% | -32.5% | -28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 95 Barbados -28.8% compare
- 96 Solomon Islands -28.9% compare
- 97 Costa Rica -28.9% compare
- 99 Maldives -29.5% compare
- 100 Russian Federation -29.6% compare
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More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,534 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 47.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 612,536 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Mauritius?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Mauritius was -29.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was -11.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.5% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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