Deposit interest rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Deposit interest rate was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Mauritius, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit interest rate in Mauritius is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Mauritius peaked at 12.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 69th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | +20.5% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +72.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +276.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +9.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit interest rate in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +276.4% | 1.2% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 4.6% | 6 |
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 deposit interest rate in Mauritius?
- Deposit interest rate in Mauritius was 4.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for deposit interest rate?
- Mauritius ranks 69th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.