Military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius
Mauritius: Military spending per armed forces personnel was 6,655 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius stood at 6,655.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius peaked at 19,721 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,403, in 1985.
Mauritius ranks 136th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6,403 | — |
| 1989 | 13,473 | +110.4% |
| 1990 | 16,793 | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 18,890 | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 19,541 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 18,909 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 19,721 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 11,348 | -42.5% |
| 1996 | 10,607 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 8,800 | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 8,100 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 8,502 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 8,804 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 10,003 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 8,187 | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 8,402 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8,086 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7,739 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 8,583 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 9,245 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 8,402 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 6,927 | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 6,644 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9,128 | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 7,506 | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 7,198 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 9,307 | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 7,631 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 7,393 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7,175 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6,655 | -7.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6,655 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,504, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6,655 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,391, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +110.4% | 6,403 | 13,473 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,938 | 6,403 | 13,473 | 2 |
| 1990s | 14,121 | 8,100 | 19,721 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,631 | 7,739 | 10,003 | 8 |
| 2010s | 7,731 | 6,644 | 9,307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,655 | 6,655 | 6,655 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius?
- Military spending per armed forces personnel in Mauritius was 6,655 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19,721 in 1994.
- What is the lowest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,403 in 1985.
- How does Mauritius rank for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Mauritius ranks 136th out of 160 countries with data for 2020.
- Is military spending per armed forces personnel rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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