Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 7.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Mauritius, 1994–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Mauritius is 7.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 137.3% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Mauritius peaked at 66.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -20.7%, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 67th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.3% | — |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +16.0% |
| 1996 | -11.9% | -117.9% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -213.8% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | +42.0% |
| 1999 | -8.1% | -141.9% |
| 2000 | -1.5% | -82.0% |
| 2001 | -8.7% | +500.5% |
| 2002 | -1.5% | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -2054.5% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +168.9% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -74.3% |
| 2009 | -19.0% | -224.9% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -237.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -43.6% |
| 2012 | -11.5% | -178.0% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -182.2% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | -7.3% | -182.8% |
| 2016 | -7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -311.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -46.8% |
| 2019 | -4.1% | -149.8% |
| 2020 | -20.7% | +404.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -137.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 7.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 7.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 37% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2054.5% | -1.5% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | -11.9% | 66.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | -19.0% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | -11.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.5% | -20.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
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 stock market return in Mauritius?
- Stock market return in Mauritius was 7.7% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.7% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for stock market return?
- Mauritius ranks 67th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.