Income share held by the richest 10% in Mauritius

The richest 10% of people in Mauritius received 29.9% of total income or consumption in 2017.

Measure: Income share held by the richest 10% Unit: % of total income or consumption Data: 2006 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Mauritius is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Mauritius, 2017 29.9% % of total income or consumption
Change from 2012 −1.7percentage points 2012: 31.6%

Income share held by the richest 10% in Mauritius over time

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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Income share held by the richest 10% (% of total income or consumption), 2006 to 2017
Period Mauritius
2017 29.9%
2012 31.6%
2006 28.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 31.6% in 2012, a change of −1.7 percentage points.
  • Since 2006, when it was 28.7%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.DST.10TH.10 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2017 for Mauritius
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform