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Mauritius

MU · currency MUR (Mauritian rupee)

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Overview

Coverage: 40 of 40 annual indicators reported, latest years 2017–2026. Gaps read “not available” (source has no figure) or “not yet covered” (not yet collected), never zero.

Currencies & Rates

Official and market exchange rates, policy rates, government yields, bank rates, reserves and stock indices.

Exchange rates

MUR per US$1. Official and market rates are separate series and are never blended.
SeriesRateAs ofSource
Official rate not yet covered
Parallel-market rate (USDT peer-to-peer median) parallel 55.85 8 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTC OKX P2P
Market premium% by which the market rate exceeds the official rate not yet covered — needs both an official and a market rate

Official rate, 10-year annual average (MUR per US$1, World Bank)

30384620142017202020232025

Policy rate

InstrumentRateEffectiveSource
Key Repo Rate% per year · Bank of Mauritius 4.75% — Bank of Mauritius

Checked 12 Sep 2026, 01:11 UTC

Government securities yields

% yield at the latest auction for each tenor. Tenors up to 364 days are Treasury bills; longer tenors are bonds. weighted avg Source: BoM

91-day 3.89%3 Sep 2026
364-day 4.32%3 Sep 2026

Steep — 364-day above 91-day.

Stock market

not yet covered · SEMDEX

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Mauritius · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
FX reserves Current US$, total reserves including gold includes gold $10.3B 2025 ↑ $6.4B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Lending rate % per year, average bank lending rate 9% 2025 ↑ 0.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Deposit rate % per year, average bank deposit rate 4.5% 2025 ↓ 2.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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Economy & Prices

Output, growth, inflation, jobs, investment, the structure of the economy and minimum wages.

Inflation % change from a year earlier

SeriesYear on yearPeriodSource
Headline consumer prices 4.90% Aug 2026 National statistics office

CORE1 vs CORE2 distinction pending — core not shown.

Checked 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Mauritius · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
GDP Current US$ $16.2B 2025 ↑ $2.9B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP growth % change, real (inflation-adjusted) 3.2% 2025 ↓ 0.7 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP per capita (PPP) Current international $ per person, PPP $33,667 2025 ↑ $14,372 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP per capita growth % change per person, real 3.3% 2025 ↓ 0.3 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Unemployment % of labour force ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ 5.6% 2025 ↓ 1.8 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Investment rate Gross fixed capital formation, % of GDP 19.7% 2025 ↑ 1.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Agriculture share of GDP Agriculture value added, % of GDP 4.6% 2025 ↑ 1.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Manufacturing share of GDP Manufacturing value added, % of GDP 11.2% 2025 ↓ 2.1 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Services share of GDP Services value added, % of GDP 63.9% 2025 ↓ 1.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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Public Finance & Debt

Government revenue, budget balance, public and external debt, debt service and sovereign credit ratings.

Sovereign credit ratings

No published sovereign rating recorded

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Mauritius · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Government revenue / GDP General government revenue, % of GDP 2026 is an IMF projection (forecast) for the year in progress when fetched, not a reported outturn. 28.2% 2026 ↑ 8.8 pts since 2014 IMF DataMapper CSV Rank Compare
Budget balance / GDP General government net lending/borrowing, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates -3.1% 2026 ↓ 0.1 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
Debt to GDP General government gross debt, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates 86.5% 2026 ↑ 27.3 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
Gross debt (national currency) General government gross debt, local currency Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates MUR 718.2B 2026 ↑ MUR 475.4B since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV
External debt Total external debt stocks, current US$ $20.4B 2024 ↑ $7.6B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Debt service / exports Total debt service, % of exports and primary income 8.5% 2024 ↓ 34.8 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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Trade & Resources

Exports, imports, trade partners and products, investment and remittance flows, oil and commodities.

Trade profile

Goods and services, current US$
FlowLatestChange
Exports $6.6B · 2024 ↑ $564.4M since 2014
Imports $8.6B · 2024 ↑ $1.1B since 2014
Balance derived −$2.1B · 2024 ↓ $583.6M since 2014

Top exports · 2025

Products

  1. Preparations of meat or fish$252.3M · 15.3%
  2. Sugars and confectionery$200M · 12.1%
  3. Apparel, not knitted$141.8M · 8.6%
  4. Apparel, knitted$124.1M · 7.5%
  5. Live animals$122.4M · 7.4%
Show all 10 products
  1. Knitted or crocheted fabrics$84.8M · 5.2%
  2. Fish and crustaceans$78.3M · 4.8%
  3. Optical, medical, precision instruments$65.6M · 4.0%
  4. Plastics$44.1M · 2.7%
  5. Pearls, precious stones and metals$39.7M · 2.4%

Partners

  1. France$218M · 13.2%
  2. South Africa$206.1M · 12.5%
  3. United States$173.8M · 10.6%
  4. United Kingdom$159.3M · 9.7%
  5. Madagascar$154.2M · 9.4%
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  1. Spain$116.1M · 7.1%
  2. Netherlands$63.5M · 3.9%
  3. Kenya$60.3M · 3.7%
  4. India$41.5M · 2.5%
  5. Italy$40.4M · 2.5%

Top imports · 2025

Products

  1. Mineral fuels$1.6B · 22.9%
  2. Vehicles other than railway$713.5M · 10.3%
  3. Machinery and mechanical appliances$474.3M · 6.8%
  4. Electrical machinery and equipment$421M · 6.1%
  5. Fish and crustaceans$274.2M · 4.0%
Show all 10 products
  1. Pharmaceutical products$185.5M · 2.7%
  2. Cereals$168.3M · 2.4%
  3. Plastics$167M · 2.4%
  4. Dairy, eggs, honey$151.9M · 2.2%
  5. Essential oils and cosmetics$123.4M · 1.8%

Partners

  1. China$1.2B · 17.4%
  2. United Arab Emirates$754.4M · 10.9%
  3. India$565.3M · 8.1%
  4. South Africa$449.3M · 6.5%
  5. France$412.6M · 5.9%
Show all 10 partners
  1. Oman$373.1M · 5.4%
  2. Germany$229.8M · 3.3%
  3. Japan$215.1M · 3.1%
  4. Brazil$172.1M · 2.5%
  5. United States$152.1M · 2.2%

2025 filings are still arriving — this page updates as each country reports

Commodity exposure for Mauritius →

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Mauritius · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Exports of goods and services Goods and services, current US$ $6.6B 2024 ↑ $564.4M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Exports per capita derived Current US$ per person (derived) $5,268 2024 ↑ $511.97 since 2014 Derived from World Bank series on this page CSV Rank Compare
Current account / GDP Current-account balance, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates -6.9% 2026 ↓ 1.7 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
FDI inflows Foreign direct investment, net inflows, current US$ $681.3M 2024 ↑ $225.7M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Remittances Personal remittances received, current US$ $286.9M 2024 ↓ $40.2M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Terms of trade Net barter terms of trade, index (2015 = 100) 94.40 2024 ↑ 6.30 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Tourist arrivals International tourist arrivals per year 316,000 2020 ↓ 749,000 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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People & Society

Population, health, education, poverty and inequality, access to services and democracy.

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Mauritius · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Population People, total 1.2M 2025 ↓ 17,467 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Median age Years 36.9 years 2023 ↑ 3.3 years since 2014 UN WPP 2024, via Our World in Data CSV
Life expectancy Years at birth 73.8 years 2024 ↓ 0.4 years since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Child mortality Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births 15.4 per 1,000 2024 ↑ 0.7 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Health expenditure Current health spending, % of GDP 5.6% 2023 ↑ 0.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Physicians Per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 2022 ↓ 0.4 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Adult literacy % of people aged 15 and over 94.3% 2023 ↑ 1.8 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Tertiary enrollment Gross enrolment ratio, % 45.8% 2024 ↑ 5.7 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Poverty ($3/day) % of people below $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2017 — World Bank CSV Rank Compare
National poverty line % of people below the national poverty line 8.4% 2023 ↓ 2 pts since 2017 World Bank CSV
Gini index Income inequality, 0 (equal) to 100 36.80 2017 — World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Electricity access % of population 100% 2024 ↑ 0.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Internet users % of population using the internet 73.3% 2024 ↑ 28.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Account ownership % of people aged 15+ with an account Findex · every 3–4 years 89.6% 2024 ↑ 7.4 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Electoral democracy V-Dem electoral democracy index, 0 to 1 0.74 2025 ↑ 0.02 since 2014 V-Dem Institute CSV Rank Compare
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