Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) was -23.04 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in Mauritius, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -23.04 for goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in 2027.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in Mauritius peaked at -4.12 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -28.03, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -7.87 | — |
| 2001 | -4.46 | -43.4% |
| 2002 | -4.12 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | -4.88 | +18.5% |
| 2004 | -8.36 | +71.2% |
| 2005 | -11.61 | +38.9% |
| 2006 | -15.29 | +31.7% |
| 2007 | -16.99 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | -19.65 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | -16.93 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | -18.69 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | -19.87 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | -20.76 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | -18.47 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | -17.29 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | -15.51 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | -16.13 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | -19.31 | +19.8% |
| 2018 | -20.46 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | -21.27 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | -18.63 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | -23.36 | +25.4% |
| 2022 | -28.03 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | -25.79 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | -26.73 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | -25.07 | -6.2% |
| 2026 | -24.58 | -2.0% |
| 2027 | -23.04 | -6.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -23.04 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.52, 9.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -23.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.59, 8.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.02 | -19.65 | -4.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.78 | -21.27 | -15.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | -24.4 | -28.03 | -18.63 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 38 Rwanda -13.13 compare
- 39 Comoros -17.56 compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe -18.78 compare
- 42 Lesotho -31.21 compare
- 43 Cape Verde -33.89 compare
- 44 Seychelles -40.17 compare
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 869,032 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 13.97 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.00 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.25 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,042 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in Mauritius?
- Goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in Mauritius was -23.04 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was -4.12 in 2002.
- What is the lowest goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.03 in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of)?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.