Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 164.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Mauritius, 1963–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritius is 164.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritius peaked at 164.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1965.
Mauritius ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23.8% | — |
| 1964 | 25.6% | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 22.1% | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 24.7% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 24.3% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 30.1% | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 33.8% | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 37.4% | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 41.4% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 53.6% | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 56.7% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 43.8% | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 45.4% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 42.2% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 39.4% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 41.6% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 40.2% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 60.3% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 59.7% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.3% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 73.7% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 101.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 106.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 109.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 114.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 115.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 120.8% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 163.7% | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 164.6% | +0.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 164.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 164.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 5.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +35.5% | 120.8% | 163.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 22.1% | 30.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 33.8% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 39.4% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 61.8% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 74.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.9% | 96.6% | 120.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.2% | 163.7% | 164.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritius?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Mauritius was 164.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 164.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1965.
- How does Mauritius rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.