Overall budget balance, including grants in Mauritius
Mauritius: Overall budget balance, including grants was -17.41 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Mauritius, 1975–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -17.41 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.6% on the previous year and down 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Mauritius peaked at -197.45 million current LCU in 1975 and was at its lowest, -17.41 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Mauritius ranks 26th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -576.02 million current LCU | -922.10 million current LCU | -197.45 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | -851.76 million current LCU | -1.34 billion current LCU | -292.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.81 billion current LCU | -5.75 billion current LCU | -734.35 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.30 billion current LCU | -10.10 billion current LCU | -5.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -14.45 billion current LCU | -17.41 billion current LCU | -11.48 billion current LCU | 2 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 205.31 (2023)
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- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 73.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Mauritius?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Mauritius was -17.41 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was -197.45 million current LCU in 1975.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.41 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Mauritius ranks 26th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.