Mauritius economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
How large the Mauritius economy is and how fast it is growing, who invests in it, what it sells and buys, how much its citizens abroad send home, who it owes and what it holds in reserve. The latest published year is shown with each figure.
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Mauritius economy snapshot: GDP, growth and income per person
Mauritius's GDP was US$16.2 billion in 2025, after real growth of 3.2%.
GDP
Current US dollars.
Real GDP growth
Annual change, per cent. Red bars are contractions.
GDP per person
Current US dollars.
Source: World Bank, 2025. Method
Who invests in Mauritius and in what
Direct investment by investing country
United States was the largest investing country in Mauritius, at 18% of inward direct investment positions in 2024.
Inward direct investment positions in Mauritius at the end of 2024: the stock of foreign direct investment, not a year's new flow. The 10 largest investing countries.
Source: IMF, 2024. Method
What Mauritius sells and buys
Meat and fish preparations was 15% of exports in 2025.
Mauritius sold the most to France, 13% of exports in 2025.
Exports by product, 2025
Tile area follows value. Each tile is a customs chapter of the Harmonized System; hover for the full name.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Top buyers, 2025
Share of Mauritius's exports.
Top suppliers, 2025
Share of Mauritius's imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
What Mauritius buys, 2025
The 8 largest product chapters in imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Trade balance of goods
Exports minus imports. Red bars are years when imports were larger. A year is left out when either side is not published.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Remittances against foreign direct investment in Mauritius
Foreign direct investment in Mauritius was 2.4 times remittances in 2024.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Remittances and investment as a share of GDP
The same two flows measured against the size of the economy.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Who Mauritius owes
External debt stock by type of creditor. Creditor types cover public and publicly guaranteed debt; the grey part is the rest of the total external debt stock. A creditor type with no published figure is not shown.
Bilateral creditors held 6% of Mauritius's external debt stock in 2024.
Public external debt owed to China was US$126 million in 2024, 1% of the external debt stock.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Reserves and months of import cover
Total reserves including gold, and how many months of imports they cover.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Aid received by Mauritius
Net official development assistance and official aid received.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Where Mauritius ranks in Africa
Its place among the 54 African countries on each of our Africa rankings. Each tile opens the full ranking with its source.
- GDP per person2nd of 53$12,935, 2025Richest countries in Africa
- Size of the economy32nd of 53$16.1 billion, 2025Largest economies in Africa
- Population48th of 531.24 million, 2025African countries by population
- Area51st of 542,010 sq kmLargest countries in Africa
- Life expectancy6th of 5473.8 years, 2024Life expectancy in Africa
- US travel advisory12th of 54Level 2, increased cautionSafest countries in Africa
- President's time in office42nd longest of 51Dharambeer Gokhool, 1 yearsLongest serving presidents
- President's age13th oldest of 5177 years oldOldest presidents in Africa
More on Mauritius
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World Bank data pages for Mauritius: GDP, GDP growth, GDP per person, remittances, foreign direct investment, reserves, months of imports, external debt, debt by creditor, aid. UN Comtrade: trade data. IMF: direct investment positions.
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PollsAfrica (2026). Mauritius economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/economy/mauritius