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African Tax Observatory · Country brief · MauritiusData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/MUS

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Gazetteer · Eastern Africa · Upper middle income

Mauritius

Collected 20.0% of GDP in tax in 2024, 7 of 38 reporting members.

20.0%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

+3.9

Points since 2010

1.39

Tax buoyancy

over 16 years

$6,591

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Mauritius against the continent

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%10111213141516171819202122232425
MauritiusEastern Africa medianATAF median and middle half
The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Eastern Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.
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YearMauritiusEastern Africa medianATAF medianATAF 25th percentileATAF 75th percentileMembers reporting
201016.0811.5514.3410.6716.4326
201116.0912.5314.8410.9916.6233
201216.5913.0815.0711.4516.7533
201316.6413.6913.8311.2316.8932
201416.3814.7014.2611.8717.1332
201516.6115.1515.0812.3318.5533
201617.4315.6114.3812.4017.4333
201717.4315.2514.7511.5016.9535
201818.0715.6214.1810.8616.1036
201917.7915.1213.5711.5117.2338
202019.6814.2813.2710.8516.0738
202118.3811.9412.7210.4416.0640
202220.4213.6914.1811.3418.1639
202320.9713.4114.4311.3018.8237
202419.9814.2814.3012.1718.0538
202521.7413.6813.7412.1820.5334

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

0%5%10%15%20%Tax-to-GDPDomestic taxesCustoms taxesNon-tax revenueVATPITCIT
The line joins Mauritius (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Eastern Africa median. All three are for 2024.
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MeasureMauritiusEastern Africa medianATAF median
Tax-to-GDP19.9814.2814.30
Domestic taxes13.6910.019.01
Customs taxes6.304.764.87
Non-tax revenue1.050.652.59
VAT8.985.145.20
PIT1.922.432.04
CIT4.071.802.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Mauritius's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

0%5%10%15%20%10111213141516171819202122232425
Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxWithholding taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesPresumptive tax
Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.
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YearTax headRevenue (PPP $)% of GDP
2010Domestic VAT8623166084.41
2010Personal income tax2885225821.48
2010Corporate income tax5403264262.76
2010Withholding tax616441310.32
2010Other domestic taxes2187187321.12
2010VAT on imports8322913904.26
2010Import duty972154080.50
2010Excise on imports4689607552.40
2011Domestic VAT9334299314.49
2011Personal income tax3103443211.49
2011Corporate income tax4896123212.36
2011Withholding tax542471780.26
2011Other domestic taxes2340828811.13
2011VAT on imports8959615314.31
2011Import duty984018580.47
2011Excise on imports5538763032.67
2012Domestic VAT9368161814.41
2012Personal income tax3229855901.52
2012Corporate income tax5047105532.38
2012Withholding tax565650080.27
2012Other domestic taxes2393836021.13
2012VAT on imports9664049664.55
2012Import duty915004320.43
2012Excise on imports5942546022.80
2013Domestic VAT10021019014.47
2013Personal income tax3746333351.67
2013Corporate income tax5269866402.35
2013Withholding tax590572860.26
2013Other domestic taxes2940183281.31
2013VAT on imports9191318494.10
2013Import duty838758390.37
2013Excise on imports5952225642.66
2014Domestic VAT10453752404.50
2014Personal income tax4191966011.80
2014Corporate income tax5347283742.30
2014Withholding tax635038260.27
2014Other domestic taxes3099676431.33
2014VAT on imports9039186853.89
2014Import duty737310330.32
2014Excise on imports6270170322.70
2015Domestic VAT10739753914.44
2015Personal income tax4510684791.87
2015Corporate income tax5806136882.40
2015Withholding tax704294710.29
2015Other domestic taxes2990142721.24
2015VAT on imports8979905643.71
2015Import duty771229360.32
2015Excise on imports6413287492.65
2016Domestic VAT12159524714.65
2016Personal income tax5218272182.00
2016Corporate income tax7135569102.73
2016Withholding tax750194310.29
2016Other domestic taxes3192085801.22
2016VAT on imports9807271523.75
2016Import duty705074360.27
2016Excise on imports7677610052.94
2017Domestic VAT11972371744.65
2017Personal income tax5137955302.00
2017Corporate income tax7025742202.73
2017Withholding tax738647710.29
2017Other domestic taxes3142954901.22
2017VAT on imports9656323183.75
2017Import duty694222230.27
2017Excise on imports7559440342.94
2018Domestic VAT12855622974.69
2018Personal income tax5678042242.07
2018Corporate income tax7393066942.70
2018Withholding tax824482810.30
2018Other domestic taxes3081510441.12
2018VAT on imports10522879673.84
2018Import duty801842680.29
2018Excise on imports9191173223.35
2018Other customs taxes92235770.03
2019Domestic VAT13749629764.48
2019Personal income tax6358208612.07
2019Corporate income tax8880989882.89
2019Withholding tax1044905060.34
2019Other domestic taxes3327975881.08
2019VAT on imports11824951423.85
2019Import duty841652740.27
2019Excise on imports9902215263.23
2019Other customs taxes119186230.04
2020Domestic VAT13088349355.07
2020Personal income tax6688293362.59
2020Corporate income tax8375415603.25
2020Withholding tax1035297710.40
2020Other domestic taxes2758752161.07
2020VAT on imports10463105854.06
2020Import duty732809030.28
2020Excise on imports8611408973.34
2020Other customs taxes100713330.04
2021Domestic VAT11044583793.92
2021Personal income tax7055947222.50
2021Corporate income tax7187688692.55
2021Withholding tax1111437800.39
2021Presumptive tax818700.00
2021Other domestic taxes6801719172.41
2021VAT on imports10811062083.83
2021Import duty720307140.26
2021Excise on imports8334551502.96
2021Other customs taxes84186300.03
2022Domestic VAT13238864554.26
2022Personal income tax8344061522.68
2022Corporate income tax9822229423.16
2022Withholding tax1299561510.42
2022Presumptive tax2198090.00
2022Other domestic taxes8179544982.63
2022VAT on imports14741795154.74
2022Import duty910990780.29
2022Excise on imports8865459552.85
2022Other customs taxes107765220.03
2023Domestic VAT17548594594.88
2023Personal income tax9213980172.56
2023Corporate income tax13269300573.69
2023Withholding tax1734952940.48
2023Presumptive tax3769100.00
2023Other domestic taxes9504183472.64
2023VAT on imports16309483724.54
2023Import duty1073622280.30
2023Excise on imports9017798032.51
2023Other customs taxes100222680.03
2024Domestic VAT20718515535.04
2024Personal income tax7882597301.92
2024Corporate income tax16743170754.07
2024Withholding tax2217716330.54
2024Presumptive tax3447160.00
2024Other domestic taxes10590731412.58
2024VAT on imports16194081483.94
2024Import duty1082801440.26
2024Excise on imports8494433372.07
2024Other customs taxes107479950.03
2025Domestic VAT20921570895.00
2025Personal income tax8058745111.92
2025Corporate income tax16793036444.01
2025Withholding tax2359904550.56
2025Presumptive tax6821520.00
2025Other domestic taxes14682397353.51
2025VAT on imports18598605974.44
2025Import duty1263973990.30
2025Excise on imports10047177542.40
2025Other customs taxes129845650.03

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Domestic VAT25.2%Corporate income tax20.4%VAT on imports19.7%Other domestic taxes12.9%Excise on imports10.3%Personal income tax9.6%Withholding tax2.7%
Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $8.2bn.
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Tax headRevenue (PPP $)Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT20718515530.25
Personal income tax7882597300.10
Corporate income tax16743170750.20
Withholding tax2217716330.03
Presumptive tax3447160.00
Other domestic taxes10590731410.13
VAT on imports16194081480.20
Import duty1082801440.01
Excise on imports8494433370.10
Other customs taxes107479950.00

Every published number

Mauritius in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Mauritius: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Nominal GDP (PPP)$19.6bn$20.8bn$21.2bn$22.4bn$23.2bn$24.2bn$26.1bn$25.7bn$27.4bn$30.7bn$25.8bn$28.2bn$31.1bn$35.9bn$41.1bn$41.9bn
Real GDP306,829.0m319,409.0m330,588.0m341,828.0m354,476.0m366,883.0m380,824.0m380,824.0m395,295.3m425,087.9m
Final Consumption (PPP)$17.1bn$18.1bn$18.7bn$20.0bn$20.8bn$21.8bn$23.3bn$22.9bn$24.5bn$27.8bn$24.2bn$25.7bn$27.5bn$30.0bn$32.7bn$33.8bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)$3.1bn$3.3bn$3.5bn$3.7bn$3.8bn$4.0bn$4.6bn$4.5bn$5.0bn$5.5bn$5.1bn$5.2bn$6.3bn$7.5bn$8.2bn$9.1bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers214k227k210k216k248k299k308k308k591k322k582k616k717k540k600k
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)$608.0m$586.6m$490.5m$575.2m$400.8m$532.6m$1.0bn$985.1m$1.1bn$657.8m$644.8m$4.1bn$860.7m$433.3m$482.0m
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$1.7bn$1.8bn$1.9bn$2.1bn$2.2bn$2.4bn$2.7bn$2.7bn$2.9bn$3.2bn$3.1bn$3.2bn$3.9bn$4.9bn$5.6bn$6.1bn
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$1.4bn$1.5bn$1.7bn$1.6bn$1.6bn$1.6bn$1.8bn$1.8bn$2.1bn$2.3bn$2.0bn$2.0bn$2.5bn$2.7bn$2.6bn$3.0bn
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)$20.1m$22.0m$23.5m$20.2m$23.0m$26.3m$25.9m$16.2m$13.9m$17.6m$10.6m$29.0m$48.3m$48.2m$49.3m
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)$7.1m$7.4m$5.4m$6.7m$5.2m$5.4m$5.3m$5.4m$5.0m$5.2m$6.4m$8.3m$9.0m$6.8m$6.4m
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)$781.0m$715.5m$777.5m$751.6m$770.5m$835.0m$822.1m$724.3m$802.9m$761.4m$815.0m$1.0bn$870.5m$1.1bn$1.8bn
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)$3.0bn$3.2bn$3.3bn$3.4bn$3.5bn$4.2bn$4.1bn$4.2bn$4.6bn$4.3bn$3.9bn$5.6bn$6.6bn$6.7bn$7.2bn
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)$862.3m$933.4m$936.8m$1.0bn$1.0bn$1.1bn$1.2bn$1.2bn$1.3bn$1.4bn$1.3bn$1.1bn$1.3bn$1.8bn$2.1bn$2.1bn
VAT Refunded (PPP)$350.3m$396.9m$388.8m$350.2m$404.0m$312.0m$380.5m$374.6m$369.1m$427.5m$385.8m$440.7m$517.1m$576.0m$565.3m$570.6m
PIT Revenues (PPP)$288.5m$310.3m$323.0m$374.6m$419.2m$451.1m$521.8m$513.8m$567.8m$635.8m$668.8m$705.6m$834.4m$921.4m$788.3m$805.9m
CIT Revenues (PPP)$540.3m$489.6m$504.7m$527.0m$534.7m$580.6m$713.6m$702.6m$739.3m$888.1m$837.5m$718.8m$982.2m$1.3bn$1.7bn$1.7bn
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)$61.6m$54.2m$56.6m$59.1m$63.5m$70.4m$75.0m$73.9m$82.4m$104.5m$103.5m$111.1m$130.0m$173.5m$221.8m$236.0m
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)$81.9k$219.8k$376.9k$344.7k$682.2k
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$218.7m$234.1m$239.4m$294.0m$310.0m$299.0m$319.2m$314.3m$308.2m$332.8m$275.9m$680.2m$818.0m$950.4m$1.1bn$1.5bn
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)$832.3m$896.0m$966.4m$919.1m$903.9m$898.0m$980.7m$965.6m$1.1bn$1.2bn$1.0bn$1.1bn$1.5bn$1.6bn$1.6bn$1.9bn
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)$97.2m$98.4m$91.5m$83.9m$73.7m$77.1m$70.5m$69.4m$80.2m$84.2m$73.3m$72.0m$91.1m$107.4m$108.3m$126.4m
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)$469.0m$553.9m$594.3m$595.2m$627.0m$641.3m$767.8m$755.9m$919.1m$990.2m$861.1m$833.5m$886.5m$901.8m$849.4m$1.0bn
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$9.2m$11.9m$10.1m$8.4m$10.8m$10.0m$10.7m$13.0m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

Data-quality checks

What the automatic checks found

These are rule-based checks, run on every pull. A flag says the numbers deserve a second look, not that they are wrong; the methods page explains each rule.

YearCheckDetail
2015Disagrees with the World BankATAF gives 16.6% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 8.6%.

Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Mauritius. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/MUS Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Mauritius, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Mauritius. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/MUS

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