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Mauritius: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1950–2025 · 76 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2025
−10.2%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−3.4 pointsfrom −6.84%
Average, 2016–2025
−5.39%10 years
Record high and low
1.58% (1952)low −13.7% (1981)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

Report error
-15%-10%-5%0%5%1960198020002020MauritiusMauritius
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Government deficit (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-0.0268Forecast
2030-0.467Forecast
2029-0.788Forecast
2028-1.51Forecast
2027-1.85Forecast
2026-3.13Forecast
2025-10.2
2024-6.84
2023-4.48
2022-3.15
2021-4.08
2020-10.5
2019-8.19
2018-2.15
2017-1.62
2016-2.74

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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