Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 47.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius, 1933–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius is 47.4%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius peaked at 63.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2006.
That places Mauritius 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 57.5% | — |
| 1934 | 56.8% | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 56.6% | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 56.7% | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 1942 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 57.1% | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 57.4% | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 62.8% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 61.7% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 60.2% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 59.1% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 58.4% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 57.6% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 56.4% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 56.0% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 55.0% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 53.8% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 52.5% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 49.9% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 49.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 46.7% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -4.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 47.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 47.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.4%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 57.1% | 56.6% | 57.7% | 7 |
| 1940s | 57.5% | 57.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 60.4% | 58.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.7% | 56.0% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 45.9% | 55.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.4% | 49.6% | 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 income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mauritius was 47.4% in 2017, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Mauritius ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.