Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius
Mauritius: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 44.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius stood at 44.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius peaked at 54.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 35.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 43.2% | 50.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritius was 44.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Mauritius ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.