Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 6.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Mauritius, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 6.2% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Mauritius peaked at 9.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.1% | — |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -63.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +25.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.2%, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Mauritius?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Mauritius was 6.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Mauritius ranks 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.