Mauritius: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Mauritius one of the highest GDP per capita incomes in Africa. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2019): China, India, and South Africa |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Food Processing (Largely Sugar Milling); Textiles; Clothing; Mining |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $25,976,604,744 (2020) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | -14.895% (2020) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $20,523 (2020) |
GDP Country Rank 141/197 (2020)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 2.581% (2020) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $18,527,475,049 (2020) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 22.2% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 5.815% (2020) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 10.711% (2020) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($1,373,992,261) (2020) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 593,317 (2020) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 5.909% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 25.083% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 69.008% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 7.11% (2020) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $5,317,521,838 (2020) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $3,276,624,080 (2020) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 55.171% (2020) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $472,302,807 (2019) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $1,297,570,222 (2020) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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