🇲🇺 Mauritius National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Mauritius government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $15.4 billion, growing at $33 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 90%. Per-citizen share: $12,395.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Mauritius ranks 34th by debt-to-GDP, 118th by total debt and 55th by debt per person.
Mauritius' Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Mauritius' ratio has declined from its high for the period of 92% (2020) to roughly 90% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Mauritius Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Mauritius, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Mauritius' net interest bill at about 3.4% of GDP in 2025, about $553 million, or 13% of government revenue. That is 50th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Mauritius' National Debt
Mauritius carries high debt, about 90% of GDP on IMF figures, up from about 63% in 2015; it passed 90% in the 2020 pandemic year. A 2025 amendment to its public debt law sets a target of 75% of GDP by June 2030, but some of the reforms meant to get there, including a change to the universal pension, have since been revised. Moody's rates it Baa3, one notch above sub-investment grade.
Mauritius' debt-to-GDP ratio of 90% is high: higher than 82% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Mauritius ranks 118th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $33 per second, Mauritius adds about $3 million to its government debt every day — roughly $1.0 billion per year. Each of Mauritius' 1 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $12,395. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Mauritius National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mauritius' national debt right now?
Mauritius' national debt is approximately $15.4 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $33 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 90% and each citizen's share is about $12,395.
How fast is Mauritius' debt growing?
Mauritius' government debt is growing at approximately $33 per second — about $3 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Mauritius' debt per capita?
Each of Mauritius' 1 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $12,395 of the national debt.
What is Mauritius' debt-to-GDP ratio?
Mauritius' debt-to-GDP ratio is 90%. That is higher than 82% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Mauritius pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Mauritius' net interest bill at about 3.4% of GDP in 2025, about $553 million, or 13% of government revenue.
Why is Mauritius' government debt at this level?
Mauritius carries high debt, about 90% of GDP on IMF figures, up from about 63% in 2015; it passed 90% in the 2020 pandemic year. A 2025 amendment to its public debt law sets a target of 75% of GDP by June 2030, but some of the reforms meant to get there, including a change to the universal pension, have since been revised. Moody's rates it Baa3, one notch above sub-investment grade.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 14,475,241,426 + 33 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
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