Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Mauritius

Budget balance in Mauritius in 2031 — 0%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 188. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2031 0% +0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 31of 188
Period maximum 0%2031
Period minimum -10.5%2020

Trend over time

2000–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Mauritius, 2000–2031-15-10-502000200420082012201620202024202820312000: -4.2%2001: -5.3%2002: -4.9%2003: -4.6%2004: -4.2%2005: -4.2%2006: -3.9%2007: -2.9%2008: -2.6%2009: -3.3%2010: -3%2011: -3%2012: -1.7%2013: -3.3%2014: -3.1%2015: -3.5%2016: -2.7%2017: -1.6%2018: -2.2%2019: -8.2%2020: -10.5%2021: -4.1%2022: -3.1%2023: -4.5%2024: -6.8%2025: -3.7%2026: -3.1%2027: -1.9%2028: -1.5%2029: -0.8%2030: -0.5%2031: 0%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 0%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Budget balance — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 0 +0.5 pp
2030 -0.5 +0.3 pp
2029 -0.8 +0.7 pp
2028 -1.5 +0.4 pp
2027 -1.9 +1.2 pp
2026 -3.1 +0.6 pp
2025 -3.7 +3.1 pp
2024 -6.8 −2.3 pp
2023 -4.5 −1.4 pp
2022 -3.1 +1 pp
2021 -4.1 +6.4 pp
2020 -10.5 −2.3 pp
2019 -8.2 −6 pp
2018 -2.2 −0.6 pp
2017 -1.6 +1.1 pp
2016 -2.7 +0.8 pp
2015 -3.5 −0.4 pp
2014 -3.1 +0.2 pp
2013 -3.3 −1.6 pp
2012 -1.7 +1.3 pp
2011 -3 +0 pp
2010 -3 +0.3 pp
2009 -3.3 −0.7 pp
2008 -2.6 +0.3 pp
2007 -2.9 +1 pp
2006 -3.9 +0.3 pp
2005 -4.2 +0 pp
2004 -4.2 +0.4 pp
2003 -4.6 +0.3 pp
2002 -4.9 +0.4 pp
2001 -5.3 −1.1 pp
2000 -4.2

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.