Mauritius vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Claims on central government, etc.

Mauritius
40.9%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
36.5%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Mauritius
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 40.9% against 36.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Mauritius ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s -1.1% 13.9% 15.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 9.6% 10.6% 1.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 23.1% 29.3% 6.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 16.3% 23.1% 6.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 16.9% 6.6% 10.4% Mauritius
2010s 11.1% 16.8% 5.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 30.7% 35.4% 4.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Mauritius or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mauritius, at 40.9% against 36.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
4.4%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Mauritius ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 187 countries.
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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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.