Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 285.02 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 285.02 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.49 billion, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 285.02 billion is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1168.0% | -100.92 million | -1.28 billion |
| 1987 | +1058.6% | 280.00 million | 3.24 billion |
| 1979 | -379.7% | 107.08 million | -299.55 million |
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 |
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 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.