​
​Econo​mic and Financial Data for Mauritius
   ​​​​   ​   

Date of last update:19 January 2021​
           ​​
The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund’s Disseminati​on Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Mauritius has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page
           
Abbreviations used: ‘Rs M’ stands for ‘Rupees Million’        
           
[Unless otherwise indicated, data a​re not seasonally adjusted.  Unless otherwise indicated, data are preliminary.]

 

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​​​R​​EAL SECTOR ​
SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
More information
Date of latest data
Latest data
Data for previous period
National Accounts 1)
 
 
 
 
 
GDP in current (market) prices by production approach
Rs M
Q3/20
107,781
83,881
Primary Sector
Rs M
Q3/20
4,166
3,288

Historical series​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Rs M
Q3/20
3,860
3,141
 
Mining and quarrying
Rs M
Q3/20
306
147
 
Secondary Sector
Rs M
Q3/20
20,129
9​,369
 
Manufacturing
Rs M
Q3/20
12,843
7,225
 
Electricity , gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Rs M
Q3/20
1,436
1,232
 
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
Rs M
Q3/20
451
361
 
Construction
Rs M
Q3/20
5,399
550
 
Tertiary Sector
Rs M
Q3/20
72,083
60,588
 
Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles    
Rs M
Q3/20
12,091
10,817
 
Transportation and storage
Rs M
Q3/20
5,764
2,882
 
Accomodation and food service activites
Rs M
Q3/20
718
123
  
Information and communication
Rs M
Q3/20
4,700
5,081
 
Financial and insurance activities
Rs M
Q3/20
11,618
12,081
 
Real estate activities
Rs M
Q3/20
6,636
5,412
 
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Rs M
Q3/20
5,094
3,365
 
Administrative and support service activities
Rs M
Q3/20
2,804
2,257
 
Public administration and defence: compulsory social security                                            
Rs M
Q3/20
7,174
7,437
 
Education
Rs M
Q3/20
5,403
4,930
 
Human health and social work activities
Rs M
Q3/20
5,139
5,046
 
Art , entertainment and recreation
 Rs M
Q3/20
3,354
675
 
Other service activities
Rs M
Q3/20
1,586
484
 
FISIM

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Taxes on products (net of subsidies)
Rs M
Q3/20
11,404
10,636
 
GDP volumea/ (at basic prices) by production approach
% (annual growth over corresponding quarter of previous year)
Q3/20
-13.0
-33.1
 
Primary Sector
%
Q3/20
1.2
-8.9​
 
Agriculture, forestry and fishing​
%
Q3/20
1.4
-6.8
 
Mining and quarrying
%
Q3/20
-3.8
-50.9
 
Secondary Sector
%
Q3/20
-14.6
-51.3
 
Manufacturing
%
Q3/20
-16.8
-43.2
 
Electricity , gas, steam and air conditioning supply
%
Q320
-11.1
-26.1
 
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
%
Q3/20
-2.8
-8.0
 
Construction
%
Q3/20
-9.8
-89.4
 
Tertiary Sector
%
Q3/20
-13.5
-27.7
 
Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
%
Q3/20
-12.9
-24.1
 
Transportation and storage​
%
Q3/20
-20.6
-60.0
 
Accomodation and food se​rvice activities

     ​​%
Q3/20
-88.5
-98.1
 
Information and communication
%
Q3/20
4.2
6.9
 
Financial and insurance activities
%
Q3/20
0.8
-1.5
 
Real estate activities
%
Q3/20
0.9
-11.0
 
Professional, scientific and technical activities
%
Q3/20
-11.7
-41.4
 
Administrative and support service activities
%
Q3/20
-21.4
-38.8
 
Public administration and defence: compulsory social security                                            
%
Q3/20
-0.7
                            -6.7
 
Education
%
Q3/20
-1.7
-11.5
 
Human health and social work activities
%
Q3/20
-2.1
-4.4
 
Art , entertainment and recreation
%
Q3/20
-21.8
-85.0
 
Other service activities
%
Q3/20
-22.2
-75.3
 
Taxes on products (net of subsidies)
%
Q3/20
-13.6
-32.3
 
GDP volumea/ (at market prices) by production approach 
% (annual growth over corresponding quarter of previous year)
Q3/20
-13.1
-33.0
 
GDP in current market prices by expenditure approach
Rs M
Q3/20
107,781
83,881
 
Household consumption expenditure
Rs M
Q3/20
85,403
51,770
 
Government consumption expenditure
Rs M
Q3/20
18,163
22,138
 
Gross fixed capital formation
Rs M
Q3/20
22,944
7,544
 
Changes in inventories
Rs M
Q3/20
-700
2,133
 
Exports of goods and services
Rs M
Q3/20
30,636
22,248
 
Imports of goods and services
Rs M
Q3/20
49,724
41​,870
 
Statistical discrepancy b/.
Rs M
Q3/20
1,059
19,917
 
GDP volumea/ by expenditure approach
% (annual growth over corresponding quarter of previous year)
Q3/20
-13.1
-33.0
  
Household consumption expenditure
%
Q3/20
-13.0
-44.5
 
Government consumption expenditure
%
Q3/20
-6.0
4.2
 
Gross fixed capital formation
%
Q3/20
-20.3
-70.9
 
Changes in inventoriesc/
%

 
Exports of goods and services
%
Q3/20
-33.0
-52.5
 
Imports of goods and services
%
Q3​/20
​-41.6
-48.2​
 
Statistical discrepancyc/.




 
Production Index (Quarterly Index of Industrial Production) d/
Base: year 2013=100
Q3​/20
​88.0
63.8
Mor​e In​formation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Labour market
 
 
 
 
 ​
Employment e/
In thousands
Q3/20
506.3
498.0

The estimate for September 2020 is based on a population aged 16 to 64 years excluding full time students from the Rapid CMPHS conducted through phone.
Unemployment f/​
In thousands 
Q3/20
62.2
​​​57​.3

​​The estimate for September 2020 is based on a population aged 16 to 64 years excluding full time students from Rapid CMPHS conducted through phone.​

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Wages/Earnings g/
(Base: Fourth Quarter 2016=100)
Q3/20
​114.0
112​.2​
Price Indices
 
 
 ​
 
 
Consumer Price Index h/ 
(Base:Jan-Dec​ 2017=100)
Dec/20

            1​06.1
​106.3​​
Mor​e ​Info​rmation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Historic​al Series​​​​​​​​​
​
Producer Price Index-Manufacturing d/ 
Base :year 2013=100
​Nov/20
116.3
​116​.3
 
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PPI-M for March (due on 30 April 2020)and  for April 
(due on 29 May 2020) will be published on 12  and 16 June 2020 respectively.
These issues were delayed due to public health emergency (Covid-19)

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SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
​More information
Date of latest data
Latest data
Data for previous period
General Government Operations (GFS2001) 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
Rs M
2019/20
115,321
117,423
Expense
Rs M
2019/20
140,250
115,532
Gross Operating Balance
Rs M
2019/20
-24,929
1,891
​ 
Net Acquisition of nonfinancial assets
Rs M
2019/20
12,169
12,970
 
Net lending/borrowing
Rs M
2019/20
-37,098​
-11,079​
 
Central Government Operations Statement of Budgetary Central Government Operations(GFS2001)
 
 ​
 
 ​
 
Revenue
Rs M
Nov/20
 8,042 7,870
Histo​rica​l Series​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​
Taxes
Rs M
             Nov/20
 7,533​ 7,169
 
Social Contributions
Rs M
Nov/20
 108 121
 
Grants
Rs M
Nov/20
 100
 372
 
Other Revenue
Rs M
Nov/20
 301
 209
 
Expense
Rs M
Nov/20
 10,583 10,452
 
Of which: interest i/
Rs M
Nov/20
 1,131
 983
 
Gross Operating Balance
Rs M
             Nov/20
 -2,540 -2,582
Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets
Rs M
Nov/20
 447
 615

Net Lending (+) /Borrowing (-)
Rs M
Nov/20
 -2,987 -3,197
 
Net Acquisition of Financial Assets
Rs M
Nov/20
 68
 37
 
Domestic
Rs M
Nov/20
 68
 29
 
Foreign
Rs M
Nov/20
 0
 8
 
SDR
Rs M
Nov/20
 -
 -
 
Net Incurrence of Liabilities
Rs M
Nov/20
 3,055 3,234
 
Domestic
Rs M
Nov/20
 3,071 3,539
 
Monetary Authority
Rs M
Nov/20
 -277 -286
  
Banks
Rs M
Nov/20
 -34,452 -36,334  
Non-Bank 
Rs M
Nov/20
 -1,855
 -1,819
  
Other
Rs M
Nov/20
 39,656
 41,978​
Foreign
Rs M
Nov/20
 -19
 ​-308
 
Memorandum Item: Total Expenditure
Rs M
Nov/20
 ​11,029​ 11,067​
​ 
Central Government Debt
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross outstanding debt
Rs M
Q3/20
342,736
348,642
Domestic debt by maturity
Rs M
Q3/20
 274,664 304,737
  
Long-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 187,960 195,196  
Medium-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 52,559 63,178  
Short-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 34,145 46,363  
External debt by maturity
Rs M
Q3/20
 67,906 43,688  
Long-term**
Rs M
Q3/20
 67,874 43,654  
Medium-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 0.0
 0.0  
Short-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 32.0 34.0​
Debt guaranteed by the central government
Rs M
Q3/20
 50
 50
  
      Domestic Extra Budgetary Units
Rs M
Q3/20
 24 24  
      Foreign Extra Budgetary Units
Rs M
Q3/20
 26
 26
 
​Non-guaranteed Debt of Extra Budgetary Units

 ​Rs M
 Q3/20
 116​ 167
 ​
​          Domestic

 ​Rs M
 ​Q3/20​
 116​ 167​
 ​​


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SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
More information
Date of latest data
​​Latest data
Data for previous period
Depository Corporations Survey
 
 
 
 
 
Broad Money Liabilities (M3)
Rs M
Nov/20
 694,773 693,565
  Histor​i​cal Series​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Narrow money Liabilities (or M1)
Rs M
Nov/20
 n.a n.a
  
Quasi-Money Liabilities
Rs M
Nov/20​
 n.a n.a
  
Securities other than shares included in Broad Money
Rs M
Nov/20
 21,751 21,451
Domestic credit
Rs M
Nov/20​
 606,637
601,141  
Central government (net) 4)
Rs M
Nov/20​
 73,794 67,640
  
Public nonfinancial corporations
Rs M
Nov/20​
 2,903 2,939
  
Private nonfinancial sector
Rs M
Nov/20
 411,263 411,197​
  
Households
Rs M
Nov/20​
 164,233 163,161
  
Corporations
Rs M
Nov/20
 247,030 248,036
  
Other (public and private) financial corporations (net)
Rs M
Nov/20​
 ​118,678 119,364  
Foreign position of depository corporations (net) 4)
Rs M
Nov/20
 745,880 730,817
  
Other items (net)
Rs M
Nov/20
 -657,744​ -638,392 ​ 
 
 
 
​ 
​ 
 
Central Bank Survey 3)​
Monetary base
Rs M
Dec/20
 194,716 184,214
Domestic credit
Rs M
Dec/20
 15,120 14,696
 Central government (net)             Rs M           ​ Dec/20
 -27,033 ​-34,260
  
Public nonfinancial corporations
Rs M
Dec/20
 0 0  
Private sector
Rs M
Dec/20
 42,153 48,956  
Claims on private nonfinancial corporations
Rs M
Dec/20
 0
0
  
Claims on other depository corporations
Rs M
Dec/20
 2,053
10,258
  
Other claims
Rs M
Dec/20
 40,101
38,699
  
Net foreign position of the central bank
Rs M
Dec/20
 ​284,981
268,344
  
Other items (net)
Rs M
Dec/20
 ​-105,386
-98,827​
  
 Interest Rates
 
 
​ 
 
 Bank Rate​​ 
​
 ​ ​ ​ ​ Repo Rate​​

​
 ​
 ​ ​​ Prin​ci​p​​a​l Interest Rate​s​​​​​​​​​
His​to​r​ical series​​​​​​​
Government securities
 
D
 
 
 
Base interest rate 
 
D
 
 
 
Inter-bank rates
 
D
 
 
 
Financial Soundness Indicators
 
 
 
 
Stock Market: Share Price Index
 
D
 
 


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SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
M​ore information
Date of latest data
Latest data
Data for previous period
Balance of Payments j/
 
 
 
 
 
Current account
Rs M
Q3/20
 -14,800
-13,100
   Exports of goods and services
Rs M
Q3/20​​
28,281
20,222
   Imports of goods and services
Rs M
Q3/20
48,626
40,943
   Net primary income
Rs M
Q3/20
 8,078
9,198
 
   Net secondary income
Rs M
Q3/20
-2,533
 -1,577
 
Capital account
Rs M
Q3/20
                     0
 0

Financial account
Rs M
Q3/20
-13,240
-9,780
​ 
Inward direct investment
Rs M
Q3/20
92,229
67,788
 
Outward direct investment
Rs M
Q3/20
55,243
                             54,476
 
Portfolio investment assets
Rs M
Q3/20
28,229
 22,983
 
Portfolio investment liabilities
Rs M
Q3/20
-29,270
-28,561
 
Net financial derivatives
Rs M
Q3/20
951
1,160
​ 
Other investment assets
Rs M
Q3/20
176
-2,316
 
Other investments liabilities
Rs M
Q3/20
27,951
42,955
 
Reserve assets
Rs M
Q3/20
-6,929
-3,899​
 
  Net errors and omissions
Rs M
Q3/20​
1,560
​3,320​​

International Reserves (Official Reserve Assets)3)
 
 
 

Foreign currency reserves
Rs M
Dec/20
 288,240 279,142​ Histor​i​cal Series​​​​
​
IMF reserve position
Rs M
Dec/20
1,977
           1,989​
  
SDRs
Rs M
Dec/20
5,135
     5,149
 ​ ​
Gold
Rs M
Dec/20
​29,918
28,491
  
Other reserve assets
Rs M
Dec/20
251,210
243,513
  
Data Template on International Reser​ves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Rs M
Nov/20
​   ​   279,142
​     279,872​​

Merchandise Trade (Foreign Trade)
 
 ​
 
 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Trade balance
Rs M
Nov/20
-9,598​
-8,454
 
Total merchandise exports (f.o.b.)
Rs M
Nov/20​
5,724
7,386
Total merchandise imports (c.i.f.)
Rs M
Nov/20
15,322
​15,840​
 
International Investment Position k/
 
 
 
 
  
Assets
Rs M
2019
17,304,473
17,068,731

Direct investment abroad
Rs M
2019
9,983,906
8,983,084
Portfolio investment
Rs M
2019
4,717,577
5,540,636
 
Equity securities
Rs M
2019
4,203,222
5,046,207
 
Debt securities
Rs M
2019
514,355
494,429
 
   Financial derivatives
Rs M
2019​
117,292
85,743
 
   Other investment
Rs M
2019
2,216,204
2,241,683
 
Reserve assets
Rs M
2019
269,494
217,585
 
Liabilities
Rs M
2019
16,342,238
15,235,621
 
Direct investment
Rs M
2019
11,829,171
10,971,450
 
Portfolio investment
Rs M
2019
1,153,830
1,109,542
 
Equity securities
Rs M
2019
733,269
705,352
 
Debt securities
Rs M
2019
420,560
404,191
 
Financial derivatives
Rs M
2019
30,543
98,041
 
Other investment
Rs M
2019
3,328,695​
3,056,587​
 
External Debt 
 
 
 
 
 
General Government
Rs M
Q3/20
67,931.7
 43,714.2
Short-term
Rs M
Q3/20
32.0
34.0
Money market instruments​
Rs M
Q3/20
32.0
34.0
  
Loans
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Trade credits
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Long-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 67,899.7 43,680.3
  
Bonds and notes
Rs M
Q3/20
 9245.7 330.3  
Loans (including EBU)
Rs M
Q3/20
 53,197.0 37,975.0
  
Trade credits
Rs M
Q3/20
      
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M
Q3/20
 5,457.0 5,375.0​
  
Monetary Authorities
Rs M
Q3/20
 561.2 364.4  
Short-term
Rs M
Q3/20
 552.2
354.2
  
Money market instruments
Rs M
Q3/20
 42.8 17.2  
Loans
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
Currency and deposits m/
Rs M
Q3/20
 509.4 337.1
 
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M
Q3/20

 
Long-term
Rs M
Q3/20
9.0
10.2
  
Bonds and notes
Rs M
Q3/20
9.0
10.2
  
Loans
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
 
Currency and deposits m/
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M​
Q3/20
  
Deposit Taking Institutions
Rs M
Q3/20
368,990.7
398,778.2
  
Short-term
Rs M
Q3/20
219,107.8
226,317.7
  
Money market instruments
Rs M
Q3/20
363.3​
      ​​    390.0                
  
Loans
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Currency and deposits m/
Rs M
Q3/20
213,979.7
220,692.1
  
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M
Q3/20
4,764.8
5,235.6
 
Long-term
Rs M
Q3/20
149,882.9​
172,460.4
  
Bonds and notes
Rs M
Q3/20
14,362.8
14,549.9​
  
Loans
Rs M
Q3/20
112,160.7
134,356.2
  
Currency and deposits m/
Rs M
Q3/20
23,359.4
23,554.3
  
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Other Sectors n/ 
Rs M
Q3/20
8,187,738.2
8,147,572.4
  
Short-term
Rs M
Q3/20
7,213.3
7,104.7
  
Money market instruments
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Loans
Rs M
Q3/20
270.9
264.1
  
Currency and deposits m/
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Trade credits
Rs M
Q3/20
6,942.3
6,840.6
  
Other debt liabilities l/
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Long-term
Rs M
Q3/20
8,180,525.0
8,140,467.7​
 
Bonds and notes
Rs M
Q3/20
387,569.9
401,860.6
  
Loans (Public Enterprise and Private sector)
Rs M
Q3/20
1,966,326.6
1,948,164.5​
  
Currency and deposits m/
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Trade credits
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Other debt liabilities l/ (Excluding EBU)
Rs M
Q3/20
1,342,726.9
1,315,604.3
 
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending


 
 
  
Debt liabilities to affiliated enterprises
Rs M
Q3/20
​4,483,901.6
4,474,838.2
  
​o/w Global Business ​Rs M
Q3/20
 4,469,091.5 4,459,943.8 ​
o/w Other ​Rs M Q3/20
 14,810.1
 14,894.4​ ​
Debt liabilities to direct investors
Rs M
Q3/20
 
 
  
Gross External Debt o/
Rs M
Q3/20
8,625,221.8
8,590,429.1
  
Exchange Rates
 
 
 
 
Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey
 
 
 
 
Coordinated Direct Investment Survey
 
 
 
 
Population
Individuals
2019

1,265,475

1,265,637
More Information​​​​​​

 
 

a/ Growth rate refers to the corresponding period of the previous year

b/ Statistical discrepancy included in “Changes in inventories”

c/ Not calculated

d/ Data are disseminated on a monthly basis as from August 2014.  As from May 2016 the index is calculated with 2013 as base year.​

e/ Employment consists of Mauritians aged 16 years and above who have worked for pay, profit or family gain for at least one hour during the reference week of a month

f/ Unemployment rate refers to the ratio of the number of unemployed population to that of labour force who is made up of employed and unemployed population. The employed and unemployed population comprise all Mauritians aged 16+.

g/ The wage rate index has been rebased with fourth quarter 2016 as base. 

h/ The Consumer Price Index for April 2018 onwards is rebased on 2017 Household Budget Survey data.  

i/ Interest is on accrual basis

j/  The Balance of Payments coverage has been extended to include cross border transactions of  Global Business Companies (GBC1s) since January 2010.  Revised figures for BOP for Q12014 to Q4 2017 in historical series.

k/  As from 2009, the coverage of IIP has been extended to include cross-border positions of GBC1s. Revised figures for IIP for end-Dec 2014 to end-Dec 2016 in historical series.

l/ Other debt liabilities are other liabilities in the IIP statement.

m/ It is recommended that all currency and deposits be included in the short-term category unless detailed information is available to make the short-term/long-term attribution.

n/ Include cross-border data of GBC1s, private external debt culled from International Transaction Reporting System and external debt of public enterprises

o/ In line with the recommendation of IMF, the coverage of Gross External Debt has been extended. The cross border transactions of global business entities are being included as part of Gross External Debt since December 2009. To maintain consistency, as from December 2009, the external position of deposit  taking institutions and monetary authorities are also included in the Gross External Debt.

Notes

1) For National Accounts, Production Index and Producer Price Index, the data have been compiled using National Standard Industrial classification (NSIC )  Revision 2 based on  the UN International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) of all economic activities,  Rev. 4 of 2007 ,previous classifications used was  NSIC Rev.1 based on ISIC,  Rev. 3 of 1990

2) External Debt by maturity - Long-term includes IMF SDR allocations

3) Data for Dec 2012 have been revised following recommendations made by the IMF multisector mission in Jan 2013. Central government (net): Liabilities to Central Government now includes deposits of budgetary central government, extra budgetary units and social security funds, as well as their holdings of Bank of Mauritius Securities.


4) As from 29 August 2014, 'General Government (net)' has been replaced by 'Central Government (net)' and 'Foreign position of other depository corporations (net)' has been replaced by 'Foreign position of depository corporations (net)'.

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