Mauritius

Military spending in Mauritius

Military spending in Mauritius: 0.16% of GDP in 1968 and 0.15% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.15% of GDP
Since 1968
−0.01 percentage points
Rank, 2025
147 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in MauritiusMilitary spending in Mauritius: 0.16% of GDP in 1968 and 0.15% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 0.49% of GDP in 1980, the lowest 0.13% of GDP in 2024.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 0.49% of GDP in 1980, the lowest 0.13% of GDP in 2024.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearMauritius
20250.15
20240.13
20230.17
20220.14
20210.17
20200.16
20190.15
20180.16
20170.17
20160.17
20150.14
20140.15
20130.19
20120.14
20110.15
20100.15
20090.17
20080.16
20070.14
20060.15
20050.16
20040.17
20030.19
20020.2
20010.19
20000.2
19990.21
19980.2
19970.23
19960.29
19950.33
19940.33
19930.33
19920.35
19910.37
19900.35
19890.29
19880.22
19870.19
19860.2
19850.22
19840.25
19830.27
19820.26
19810.47
19800.49
19790.2
19780.17
19770.17
19760.19
19750.19
19740.14
19730.19
19720.2
19710.22
19700.22
19690.18
19680.16

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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