Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Mauritius
Mauritius: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Mauritius, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritius is 2.6%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 3.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1985.
Mauritius ranks 83rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +38.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -22.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +60.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.6% compare
- 81 Sweden 2.6% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 2.6% compare
- 84 Jordan 2.6% compare
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.5% compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 2.5% compare
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 revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritius?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Mauritius was 2.6% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
- How does Mauritius rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 83rd out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.