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Mauritius · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

64th of 182 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GNI per capitaMauritius's gni per capita rose from US$3,840 in 1996 to US$14k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$5kUS$10kUS$15kUS$20kUS$14k

Mauritius's gni per capita rose from US$3,840 in 1996 to US$14k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

52nd of 181 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Mauritius's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $7,120 in 1996 to intl $37k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $10kintl $20kintl $30kintl $40kintl $37k

Mauritius's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $7,120 in 1996 to intl $37k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

48th of 129 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Mauritius's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$3,485 in 1996 to US$7,878 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$4kUS$6kUS$8kUS$7,878

Mauritius's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$3,485 in 1996 to US$7,878 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

49th of 78 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Gini indexMauritius's gini index rose from 35.7 in 2006 to 36.8 in 2017.2006200820102012201420163637383936.8

Mauritius's gini index rose from 35.7 in 2006 to 36.8 in 2017.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

57th of 78 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Income share held by highest 10%Mauritius's income share held by highest 10% rose from 28.7 % in 2006 to 29.9 % in 2017.20062008201020122014201629%30%31%32%29.9 %

Mauritius's income share held by highest 10% rose from 28.7 % in 2006 to 29.9 % in 2017.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

36th of 78 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Mauritius's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 7.6 % in 2006 to 7.2 % in 2017.2006200820102012201420167%7%7%7%8%8%7.2 %

Mauritius's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 7.6 % in 2006 to 7.2 % in 2017.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

31st of 78 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Extreme povertyMauritius's extreme poverty fell from 1.1 % in 2006 to 0.5 % in 2017.2006200820102012201420160%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%1%0.5 %

Mauritius's extreme poverty fell from 1.1 % in 2006 to 0.5 % in 2017.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

7th of 40 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesMauritius's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 7.9 % in 2012 to 8.4 % in 2023.2012201420162018202020228%9%10%11%8.4 %

Mauritius's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 7.9 % in 2012 to 8.4 % in 2023.

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