Government debt in Mauritius

Government debt in Mauritius: 56.9% of GDP in 2000 and 86.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025: 86.8% of GDP
Since 2000: +29.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 27 of 149; counting from the highest
Projected, 2031: 88.9% of GDP; IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 88.9% of GDP in 2031.
The highest was 91.9% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 48.8% of GDP in 2008.

% of GDP · IMF

IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031

What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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