Mauritius vs Middle income: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Mauritius
- Middle income
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 40.9% against 35.0% in Middle income, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle income ahead.
Mauritius ranks 14th and Middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.1% | 8.3% | 9.4% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 7.0% | 3.9% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 13.2% | 11.3% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 10.1% | 6.2% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 2.9% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 16.2% | 5.0% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 30.7% | 2.0% | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Mauritius or Middle income?
- Mauritius, at 40.9% against 35.0% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Mauritius and Middle income?
- 5.9%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Middle income rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Mauritius ranks 14th and Middle income ranks 14th 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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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.