Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius
Mauritius: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 78.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
78.2%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
22nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
83.5%
in 2018
All-time low
70.2%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius is 78.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius peaked at 83.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 22nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 80.7% | — |
| 2010 | 71.7% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -3.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 78.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 78.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 70.2% | 83.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.2% | 81.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mauritius was 78.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Mauritius ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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