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Mauritius: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

97 / 119

Importer Rank

96 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

76 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $1,987,672,862
Total Imports (2018) $5,669,326,922
Trade Balance (2018) ($3,681,654,060)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 40.66%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 54.19%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
France $278,203,159
United States $237,622,244
United Kingdom $224,219,334
South Africa $218,137,724
Madagascar $121,906,698
Spain $103,081,654
Italy $91,150,201
Netherlands $83,426,838
Vietnam $76,068,956
Kenya $57,334,419

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
India $1,034,832,258
China $935,838,731
South Africa $523,123,110
France $464,931,215
United Arab Emirates $193,662,332
Japan $176,030,950
Germany $160,173,404
United States $137,993,656
Italy $128,210,636
United Kingdom $125,417,692

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $319,791,874
(61) Apparel: Knit $295,862,025
(16) Prepared Meats $287,653,128
(03) Seafood $151,728,572
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $146,241,956
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $113,973,716
(85) Electrical Machinery $53,547,583
(39) Plastics $46,350,088
(52) Cotton $45,071,433
(90) Precision Instruments $42,312,373

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,136,147,229
(85) Electrical Machinery $482,238,257
(84) Industrial Machinery $409,021,192
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $387,837,107
(03) Seafood $292,099,452
(52) Cotton $175,005,380
(39) Plastics $163,989,669
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $147,781,982
(30) Pharmaceuticals $136,602,428
(04) Dairy Products $111,779,401

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/12/2020
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