Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Mauritius
Mauritius: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 285.02 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
285.02 billion
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
67th
of 178 countries
All-time high
285.02 billion
in 2008
All-time low
-2.07 billion
in 1983
Years of data
53
1956–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Mauritius, 1956–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 285.02 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1,331.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritius peaked at 285.02 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.07 billion, in 1983.
Mauritius ranks 67th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 147.70 million | — |
| 1957 | 188.90 million | +27.9% |
| 1958 | 150.30 million | -20.4% |
| 1959 | 143.30 million | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 99.70 million | -30.4% |
| 1961 | 124.40 million | +24.8% |
| 1962 | 111.20 million | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 202.20 million | +81.8% |
| 1964 | 193.60 million | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 143.30 million | -26.0% |
| 1966 | 147.00 million | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 111.80 million | -23.9% |
| 1968 | 112.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 204.94 million | +82.5% |
| 1970 | 280.85 million | +37.0% |
| 1971 | 268.52 million | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 402.64 million | +49.9% |
| 1973 | 397.24 million | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 769.72 million | +93.8% |
| 1975 | 1.14 billion | +47.6% |
| 1976 | 620.00 million | -45.4% |
| 1977 | 289.74 million | -53.3% |
| 1978 | 107.08 million | -63.0% |
| 1979 | -299.55 million | -379.7% |
| 1980 | -100.92 million | -66.3% |
| 1981 | -1.28 billion | +1168.0% |
| 1982 | -1.33 billion | +4.3% |
| 1983 | -2.07 billion | +55.0% |
| 1984 | -2.06 billion | -0.5% |
| 1985 | -1.51 billion | -26.4% |
| 1986 | 280.00 million | -118.5% |
| 1987 | 3.24 billion | +1058.6% |
| 1988 | 5.86 billion | +80.8% |
| 1989 | 8.28 billion | +41.2% |
| 1990 | 11.87 billion | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 15.07 billion | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 15.99 billion | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 16.65 billion | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 15.87 billion | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 18.78 billion | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 19.82 billion | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 21.98 billion | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 19.91 billion | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 26.05 billion | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 33.53 billion | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 35.16 billion | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 43.39 billion | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 92.23 billion | +112.6% |
| 2004 | 116.32 billion | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 145.91 billion | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 238.28 billion | +63.3% |
| 2007 | 265.60 billion | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 285.02 billion | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 157.55 million | 143.30 million | 188.90 million | 4 |
| 1960s | 145.04 million | 99.70 million | 204.94 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 397.23 million | -299.55 million | 1.14 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 931.64 million | -2.07 billion | 8.28 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.20 billion | 11.87 billion | 26.05 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.49 billion | 33.53 billion | 285.02 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,042 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3712 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,823 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 5,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritius?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Mauritius was 285.02 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 285.02 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.07 billion in 1983.
- How does Mauritius rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Mauritius ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,331.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.