Military spending, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Military spending, per capita was 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Mauritius, 1968–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per capita in Mauritius stood at 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 19.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1968.
Mauritius ranks 130th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1969 | 2.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 2.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 3.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 3.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 3.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 5.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 4.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 5.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 6.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 1980 | 11.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +88.3% |
| 1981 | 11.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 6.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.8% |
| 1983 | 6.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 6.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 6.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 7.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 9.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 12.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 15.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 17.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 18.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 17.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 17.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 16.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 13.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 12.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 13.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 13.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 13.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 14.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 13.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 13.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 18.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 14.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 14.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 18.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 17.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 17.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 14.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 19.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 15.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2025 | 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +88.3% | 6.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.92 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 19.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 127 Tajikistan 20.37 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 128 Cameroon 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 129 Egypt 19.09 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 131 Nicaragua 16.35 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 132 Niger 16.12 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 133 Lesotho 15.76 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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 capita in Mauritius?
- Military spending, per capita in Mauritius was 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1968.
- How does Mauritius rank for military spending, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 130th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.