Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 60.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign banks among total banks in Mauritius, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 60.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Mauritius peaked at 73.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1995.
Mauritius ranks 45th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55.0% | — |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 60.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 60.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 55.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 64.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 4 |
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 banks among total banks in Mauritius?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Mauritius was 60.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Mauritius ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.