Mauritius vs Spain: Claims on central government, etc.
Mauritius
40.9%
in 2025
Spain
37.2%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
14th
Spain rank
15th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Mauritius
- Spain
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 40.9% against 37.2% in Spain, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 9.3% | 8.3% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 25.8% | 14.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 42.6% | 13.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Mauritius or Spain?
- Mauritius, at 40.9% against 37.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Mauritius and Spain?
- 3.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Spain rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Mauritius ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 186 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.