Bank concentration in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank concentration was 59.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Mauritius, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 59.1% for bank concentration in 2021.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Mauritius peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 130th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 49.2% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 45.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 55.8% | 59.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 127 Niger 59.7% compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 59.5% compare
- 129 Nigeria 59.3% compare
- 131 Sri Lanka 57.7% compare
- 132 New Zealand 57.2% compare
- 133 South Korea 56.3% compare
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Broad money 142.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 46 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Mauritius?
- Bank concentration in Mauritius was 59.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank concentration?
- Mauritius ranks 130th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.