​Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) statistics, 2023

Highlights

ICT Infrastructure

Between 2022 and 2023, ICT access in the country changed as follows:

•       -  mobile cellular phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants - from 166.3 to 167.0;
•       -  internet subscriptions per 100 inhabitants - from 152.6 to 158.0; and
•       -  fixed telephone lines per 100 inhabitants - from 36.6 to 36.8.

Internet Usage

In 2023, International Bandwidth Usage was 273,646 Megabits per second (Mbit/s) compared to 235,682 Mbit/s in 2022. The usage per inhabitant moved by 16.2% from 186,872 bits per second in 2022 to 217,114 bits per second in 2023.

ICT Usage in Education Sector

In 2023, the percentage of schools having internet access for students for study purposes was 83% at primary level and 100% at secondary level,

•        -  In both 2022 and 2023, the ratio of students per computer was 13 for primary level. At secondary level, the ratio of students per computer moved from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023.
         -  The percentage of students who enrolled in ICT or an ICT-related field at tertiary level was estimated at 8.8% in 2023, same as in 2022.
  
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   External trade
  Trade in ICT goods and services from 2022 to 2023 progressed as follows:
  

•       -   imports by 10.5% from Rs 21,127 million to Rs 23,355 million; and
•       -   exports, including re-exports, by 10.6% from Rs 7,801 million to Rs 8,631 million.
  
  Contribution to Gross Value Added (GVA)

The value added of ICT sector went up by 8.4% in nominal terms from Rs 29,553 million in 2022 to Rs 32,026 million in 2023. Its share in GVA was 5.6%, lower than in 2022 (5.9%). The real growth rate of this sector went up from 1.8% in 2022 to 5.2% in 2023.

Employment

​Employment in large establishments (employing 10 or more persons) operating in ICT sector rose by 6.6% from 17,200 in 2022 to 18,330 in 2023.

ICT Development Index (IDI)

​The presentation of the IDI resumes after a gap of six years following changes in the methodology for its calculation. Latest figures published by ITU on IDI relating to year 2022 indicate that the top performing countries were from the high-income group. In 2022, Kuwait topped the list with an IDI score of 100.0 while the IDI Score for Mauritius was 84.2 out of 165 countries worldwide. It is to be noted that the IDI score for Mauritius in 2022 was among the highest for African countries.

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