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Mauritius - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 29.14

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

29.14 (2023)

Global rank

##37 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.2%

Growth since 1973

2.02×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331972198219922002201220222024#29#372021 overtook North Macedonia2023 overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Mauritius climbed from #29 to #37 (overtook North Macedonia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Mauritius

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Fell 46 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 52 places in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook North Macedonia in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1973-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19731983199320032013202311.2518.3525.4532.55

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