Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.5747 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
0.5747
World rank
45th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.687
in 1960
All-time low
0.5477
in 1979
Years of data
48
1933–2017
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius, 1933–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius stood at 0.5747.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius peaked at 0.687 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5477, in 1979.
Mauritius ranks 45th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.6445 | — |
| 1934 | 0.6386 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.6413 | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.6367 | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.6389 | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.6455 | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.6376 | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.6448 | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.642 | -0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.6452 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.6442 | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.6477 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.645 | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 0.6397 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.6429 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.6453 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.6419 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.6478 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.6495 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.6555 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.6566 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.6607 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.6663 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.6675 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.6723 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.6774 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.6812 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.687 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.6805 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6722 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6702 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6604 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6516 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.646 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6399 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6302 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6276 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6199 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6102 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5999 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5794 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5745 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.564 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5542 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5477 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5628 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5933 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5747 | -3.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5747 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5898, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5747 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5771, 100% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.6404 | 0.6367 | 0.6455 | 7 |
| 1940s | 0.6439 | 0.6397 | 0.6477 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6635 | 0.6478 | 0.6812 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6566 | 0.6276 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5812 | 0.5477 | 0.6199 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5628 | 0.5628 | 0.5628 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.584 | 0.5747 | 0.5933 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritius
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 11,643 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius was 0.5747 in 2017, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.687 in 1960.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5477 in 1979.
- How does Mauritius rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Mauritius ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.