Mauritius Military Spending
Mauritius spends an estimated 0.1% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $23 million (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1968–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$24 million
Ranked #149 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
0.1%
Ranked #162 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+4.3%
From $23M in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$24 million
Reached in 2016
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Mauritius’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Mauritius run to 2025.
Mauritius Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Mauritius is estimated to have spent $24 million on military and defense, representing 0.1% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Mauritius is the #149 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 4.3%, from $23 million to $24 million. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 0.5% in 1980. The historical average military budget is 0.2% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 0.15% | $24M |
| 2026(estimate) | 0.15% | $24M |
| 2025 | 0.15% | $23M |
| 2024 | 0.13% | $19M |
| 2023 | 0.17% | $24M |
| 2022 | 0.14% | $19M |
| 2021 | 0.17% | $22M |
| 2020 | 0.16% | $20M |
| 2019 | 0.15% | $22M |
| 2018 | 0.16% | $22M |
| 2017 | 0.17% | $23M |
| 2016 | 0.17% | $24M |
| 2015 | 0.14% | $18M |
| 2014 | 0.15% | $19M |
| 2013 | 0.19% | $23M |
| 2012 | 0.14% | $17M |
| 2011 | 0.15% | $17M |
| 2010 | 0.15% | $17M |
| 2009 | 0.17% | $18M |
| 2008 | 0.16% | $17M |
| 2007 | 0.14% | $15M |
| 2006 | 0.15% | $16M |
| 2005 | 0.16% | $16M |
| 2004 | 0.17% | $16M |
| 2003 | 0.19% | $17M |
| 2002 | 0.20% | $16M |
| 2001 | 0.19% | $16M |
| 2000 | 0.20% | $16M |
| 1999 | 0.21% | $15M |
| 1998 | 0.20% | $15M |
| 1997 | 0.23% | $16M |
| 1996 | 0.29% | $19M |
| 1995 | 0.33% | $20M |
| 1994 | 0.33% | $20M |
| 1993 | 0.33% | $19M |
| 1992 | 0.35% | $20M |
| 1991 | 0.37% | $19M |
| 1990 | 0.35% | $17M |
| 1989 | 0.29% | $13M |
| 1988 | 0.22% | $10M |
| 1987 | 0.19% | $8M |
| 1986 | 0.20% | $7M |
| 1985 | 0.22% | $6M |
| 1984 | 0.25% | $7M |
| 1983 | 0.27% | $7M |
| 1982 | 0.26% | $7M |
| 1981 | 0.47% | $11M |
| 1980 | 0.49% | $12M |
| 1979 | 0.20% | $6M |
| 1978 | 0.17% | $5M |
| 1977 | 0.17% | $4M |
| 1976 | 0.19% | $5M |
| 1975 | 0.19% | $4M |
| 1974 | 0.14% | $3M |
| 1973 | 0.19% | $3M |
| 1972 | 0.20% | $3M |
| 1971 | 0.22% | $3M |
| 1970 | 0.22% | $2M |
| 1969 | 0.18% | $2M |
| 1968 | 0.16% | $2M |