Mauritius: Taxes on international trade (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mauritius' taxes on international trade (current LCU) rose 0.9% on 2023 (from 1.83 billion to 1.84 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 35.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 154.1% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 77.4% in 2009. 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 98.46 million a year. A straight line explains 64% 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 49th highest value of the 68 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

• Lesotho — 46th of 68: 3.04 billion
• Moldova — 47th of 68: 2.58 billion
• Azerbaijan — 48th of 68: 1.9 billion
• Israel — 50th of 68: 1.75 billion
• Tajikistan — 51st of 68: 1.46 billion
• Papua New Guinea — 52nd of 68: 761.78 million

What this measures

Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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

Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 487.55 billion (2024)
• Botswana — 24.21 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 525.93 billion (2024)
• Burundi — 140.93 billion (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 6.59 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 398.08 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.52 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 111.9 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 1.75 trillion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 25.61 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's taxes on international trade (current LCU)?

1.84 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 1,244% from 137 million in 1973 (5.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 7.73 billion in 2005 and the lowest 137 million in 1973.

How does Mauritius rank?

49th highest of 68 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in taxes on international trade (current LCU) unusual for Mauritius?

In 2024, Mauritius' taxes on international trade (current LCU) rose 0.9% on 2023 (from 1.83 billion to 1.84 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 35.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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.INTT.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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