Gross public investment in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross public investment was 5.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Mauritius, 1976–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Mauritius stood at 5.5%.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Mauritius peaked at 12.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 38th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.6% | — |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +64.8% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -41.0% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | +62.3% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +57.8% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -34.0% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -38.4% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +49.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -31.1% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 2 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 388,632 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,580 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Mauritius?
- Gross public investment in Mauritius was 5.5% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross public investment?
- Mauritius ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.