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How much would a basic income cost in Mauritius?

Calculate the gross annual cost of paying a monthly amount to the country’s adult and child population.

Adult population 1,059,799child population 188,848year 2023World Bank WDI

GROSS ANNUAL COST

11,081 million

in MURMUR 11,080,540,800

Equal to 1.7% of reference GDP

Population covered: 1,248,647 people

Adults: 1,059,799 × MUR 800 × 12 = MUR 10,174,070,400

Children: 188,848 × MUR 400 × 12 = MUR 906,470,400

MUR 10,174,070,400 + MUR 906,470,400 = MUR 11,080,540,800

Offset benefits, recovered tax, administrative savings and later economic effects are not deducted. This is a gross cost, not a net cost.

Sources and method

Population 2023 · World Bank WDI

GDP 2023 · $14,072,212,290 · World Bank WDI

Currency MUR · exchange rate 45.2672 MUR/USD (2023)

Converted cost $244,780,651 for the GDP share.