Mauritius — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Mauritius, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Mauritius was 5.57% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.62% in 2021. The lowest was 2.86% in 2000 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.94% per year.
Mauritius ranks 114 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Mauritius sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 20%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 18 of 46 economies; Rwanda (5.13%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 16% in 2014.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2020. Doubling roughly every 24 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 165th of 184 in 2000 → 134th of 188 in 2010 → 107th of 189 in 2020 → 113th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 5.84% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 6.62% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.38% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 4.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 4.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.25% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 4.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 3.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 3.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.86% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mauritius’s Health spending in 2001?
2.92% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mauritius’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +94.8% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5.57%; 2022: 5.84%; 2021: 6.62%; 2020: 6.1%; 2019: 5.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.