Wages and salaries in Mauritius
Mauritius: Wages and salaries was 19.36 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Wages and salaries in Mauritius, 2001–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wages and salaries in Mauritius is 19.36 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Mauritius peaked at 19.36 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.52 billion current LCU, in 2001.
That places Mauritius 34th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Wages and salaries in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.52 billion current LCU | — |
| 2002 | 9.06 billion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 10.21 billion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 11.27 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 11.48 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.33 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 12.48 billion current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.47 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 16.81 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 17.54 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 19.36 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 19.36 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.63 billion current LCU, 53% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 19.36 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.85 billion current LCU | 8.52 billion current LCU | 16.81 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.45 billion current LCU | 17.54 billion current LCU | 19.36 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 31 Central African Republic 42.70 billion current LCU compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 36.63 billion current LCU compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 23.60 billion current LCU compare
- 35 Comoros 18.50 billion current LCU compare
- 36 Djibouti 17.88 billion current LCU compare
- 37 Ethiopia 13.49 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Mauritius
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,054 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 205.31 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Mauritius?
- Wages and salaries in Mauritius was 19.36 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.36 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.52 billion current LCU in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for wages and salaries?
- Mauritius ranks 34th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.