Mauritius — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government deficit reading for Mauritius was −10.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −8.07% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −2.27 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −6.23% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
2025-10.3 % of GDP
2024-8.07 % of GDP
2023-5.55 % of GDP
2022-5.2 % of GDP
2021-12.6 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2010
2020-9.3 % of GDP
2019-3.29 % of GDP
2018-2.72 % of GDP
2017-3.16 % of GDP
2016-2.06 % of GDP
2015-2.78 % of GDP
2014-2.78 % of GDP
2013-3.35 % of GDP
2012-1.54 % of GDP
2011-1.93 % of GDP
2010-2.78 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.