Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 47.4 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritius, 1933–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritius is 47.4, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritius peaked at 63.61 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.78, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 57.06 | 56.62 | 57.66 | 7 |
| 1940s | 57.55 | 57.08 | 57.98 | 10 |
| 1950s | 60.35 | 58.11 | 62.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.7 | 55.97 | 63.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.13 | 45.91 | 55 | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.78 | 45.78 | 45.78 | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.52 | 47.4 | 49.65 | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mauritius
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.24 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 11,643 (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 revenues vs income inequality 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.352 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritius?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Mauritius was 47.4 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 63.61 in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.78 in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Mauritius ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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