Latin America & Caribbean vs Mauritius: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 40.9% against 34.5% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | -1.1% | 6.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 10.9% | 5.1% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 25.3% | 12.7% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 16.3% | 5.9% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.9% | 2.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 11.1% | 9.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.7% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Latin America & Caribbean or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 40.9% against 34.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritius?
- 6.4%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritius?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritius rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.