Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
20.5%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
78th
of 184 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 1969
All-time low
11.6%
in 1997
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 20.5% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritius peaked at 25.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1997.
That places Mauritius 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.5% | — |
| 1951 | 14.9% | +10.8% |
| 1952 | 16.8% | +12.9% |
| 1953 | 15.6% | -7.3% |
| 1954 | 16.1% | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 15.6% | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 17.5% | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 20.2% | +15.4% |
| 1959 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 24.1% | +14.2% |
| 1961 | 22.3% | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 21.8% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 20.7% | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 22.7% | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 24.2% | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 23.0% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 20.7% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 24.1% | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 22.9% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 24.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.7% | 13.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.3% | 20.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.6% | 20.4% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.9% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.5% | 24.5% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritius?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Mauritius was 20.5% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1997.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.