Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 77.8 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
77.8
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
36th
of 193 countries
All-time high
93.84
in 2021
All-time low
49.4
in 2008
Years of data
30
2001–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Mauritius, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 77.8 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 93.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.4, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.49 | — |
| 2002 | 66.7 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 70.79 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 61.14 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 61.65 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.32 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 51.59 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 49.4 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 58.42 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 56.4 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 56.52 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.86 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 58.19 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 60.65 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 64.95 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 64.35 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.04 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.12 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.55 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 93.42 | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 93.84 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.9 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 85.56 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 91.14 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 91.32 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 90.6 | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 87.17 | -3.8% |
| 2028 | 83.88 | -3.8% |
| 2029 | 80.71 | -3.8% |
| 2030 | 77.8 | -3.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 77.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.49, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 77.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.18, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.94 | 49.4 | 70.79 | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.86 | 55.86 | 74.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.45 | 80.71 | 93.84 | 10 |
| 2030s | 77.8 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More external debt data for Mauritius
- Net financial flows, IBRD -18.76 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -6.69 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -4,173 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0425 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -115.17 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 319.23 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.22 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 9.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Mauritius?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Mauritius was 77.8 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 93.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October