Mauritius's tax revenue (current LCU) was 142.36 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 96.63% from 72.4 billion in 2014 (7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 142.36 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 99.39 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 72.4 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 142.36 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 313 million | 1973 |
| Average since 2015 | 95.46 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 313 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritius' tax revenue (current LCU) rose 8.5% on 2023 (from 131.17 billion to 142.36 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +11% and a typical year strayed about 23.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 113.8% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 49.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8.58 billion a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Mauritius had the 54th highest value of the 91 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Mauritius in the 2024 ranking
- Spain — 50th of 91: 238.1 billion
- North Macedonia — 51st of 91: 180.84 billion
- Nicaragua — 52nd of 91: 144.92 billion
- Belgium — 54th of 91: 142.33 billion
- New Zealand — 55th of 91: 127.55 billion
- Austria — 56th of 91: 127.38 billion
What this measures
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 52 values
| Year | Tax revenue (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 142,358,600,905 |
| 2023 | 131,170,572,721 |
| 2022 | 108,815,300,000 |
| 2021 | 87,451,200,000 |
| 2020 | 92,944,898,400 |
| 2019 | 99,387,043,000 |
| 2018 | 92,038,891,400 |
| 2017 | 84,796,480,165 |
| 2016 | 78,815,997,000 |
| 2015 | 36,865,600,000 |
| 2014 |
Tax revenue (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 7.89 trillion (2024)
- Botswana — 59.18 billion (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 2.62 trillion (2024)
- Burundi — 1.03 trillion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 32.42 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — 2.83 trillion (2021)
- Central African Republic — 114.52 billion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 15.07 trillion (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 535.13 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 6.39 trillion (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 563.15 billion (2022)
More public sector data for Mauritius
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 23.84 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 1.09 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.15% (2025)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 36.29 billion (2024)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 5.23% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 9.29 billion (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.34% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -56.16 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -8.1% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritius's tax revenue (current LCU)?
- 142.36 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 45,382% from 313 million in 1973 (12.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 142.36 billion in 2024 and the lowest 313 million in 1973.
- How does Mauritius rank?
- 54th highest of 91 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in tax revenue (current LCU) unusual for Mauritius?
- In 2024, Mauritius' tax revenue (current LCU) rose 8.5% on 2023 (from 131.17 billion to 142.36 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +11% and a typical year strayed about 23.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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