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 (2021): 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) | $29,164,050,394 (2021) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 3.704% (2021) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $23,035 (2021) |
GDP Country Rank 140/197 (2021)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 4.029% (2021) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $13,916,293,965 (2021) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 22.2% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 3.434% (2021) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 11.653% (2021) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($1,526,928,925) (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 597,883 (2021) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 5.909% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 25.083% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 69.008% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 7.414% (2021) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $6,196,761,497 (2021) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $5,077,292,820 (2021) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 61.636% (2021) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $253,189,253 (2021) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $1,231,436,319 (2021) |
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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