Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mauritius
Mauritius: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -941.65 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mauritius, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -941.65 million for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 515.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mauritius peaked at 0 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.26 billion, in 2022.
Mauritius ranks 34th of 90 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.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | -76.03 million | — |
| 2012 | -69.23 million | -8.9% |
| 2013 | -144.13 million | +108.2% |
| 2014 | -151.71 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | -153.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -258.91 million | +69.2% |
| 2017 | -180.51 million | -30.3% |
| 2018 | -182.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | -597.57 million | +228.2% |
| 2020 | -193.14 million | -67.7% |
| 2021 | -183.79 million | -4.8% |
| 2022 | -1.26 billion | +587.0% |
| 2023 | -1.01 billion | -19.9% |
| 2024 | -773.26 million | -23.5% |
| 2025 | -941.65 million | +21.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -941.65 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.59 billion, 26% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -941.65 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -941.65 million, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -587.0% | -183.79 million | -1.26 billion |
| 2019 | -228.2% | -182.09 million | -597.57 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010s | -181.32 million | -597.57 million | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | -727.58 million | -1.26 billion | -183.79 million | 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 predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mauritius?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mauritius was -941.65 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 billion in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Mauritius ranks 34th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 515.2%. 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 Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.