Indirect taxes in Mauritius

Mauritius: Indirect taxes was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1.35 billion current US$
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
9th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.35 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
418.41 million current US$
in 1990
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Indirect taxes in Mauritius, 1990–2011

400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B1.4B1990200020111990: 418.4M current US$1991: 450.6M current US$1992: 480.9M current US$1993: 481.3M current US$1994: 468.8M current US$1995: 480.4M current US$1996: 525.6M current US$1997: 533.5M current US$1998: 539.5M current US$1999: 591.5M current US$2000: 604.9M current US$2001: 529.3M current US$2002: 595.9M current US$2003: 738.8M current US$2004: 873.5M current US$2005: 820.7M current US$2006: 802.8M current US$2007: 939.4M current US$2008: 1.1B current US$2009: 990.3M current US$2010: 1.1B current US$2011: 1.4B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2011, indirect taxes in Mauritius stood at 1.35 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 155.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, indirect taxes in Mauritius peaked at 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 418.41 million current US$, in 1990.

Mauritius ranks 9th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 497.06 million current US$ 418.41 million current US$ 591.50 million current US$ 10
2000s 802.57 million current US$ 529.29 million current US$ 1.13 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.24 billion current US$ 1.13 billion current US$ 1.35 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 6 Senegal 2.08 billion current US$ compare
  2. 7 Nigeria 1.97 billion current US$ compare
  3. 8 Zimbabwe 1.59 billion current US$ compare
  4. 10 Botswana 839.73 million current US$ compare
  5. 11 Namibia 652.74 million current US$ compare
  6. 12 Mozambique 454.21 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is indirect taxes in Mauritius?
Indirect taxes in Mauritius was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest indirect taxes recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest indirect taxes recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 418.41 million current US$ in 1990.
How does Mauritius rank for indirect taxes?
Mauritius ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2011.
Is indirect taxes rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 155.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Indirect taxes (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Indirect taxes (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 530 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current U.S. dollars.