Total reserves in months of imports in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total reserves in months of imports was 5.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Mauritius, 1976–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 5.16 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Mauritius peaked at 6.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6951, in 1983.
That places Mauritius 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.81 | — |
| 1977 | 1.64 | -41.5% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | -32.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8573 | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 1.89 | +119.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8845 | -53.1% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | +27.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6951 | -38.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7159 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7883 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 2.14 | +171.1% |
| 1987 | 3.53 | +65.4% |
| 1988 | 3.57 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 4.58 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 5.59 | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 4.81 | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 4.33 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 3.89 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.22 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 3.82 | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 3.1 | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 2.54 | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 3.96 | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 3.77 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.22 | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 6.04 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 5.35 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.84 | -28.2% |
| 2006 | 3.11 | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 3.78 | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 5.04 | +62.4% |
| 2010 | 2.76 | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 3.84 | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 4.06 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.24 | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 3.19 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.88 | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 4.08 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.02 | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 5.32 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.83 | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4 | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 3.79 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 5.16 | +36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6 | 0.8573 | 2.81 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.93 | 0.6951 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 2.54 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 | 3.1 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 | 2.76 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 | 3.79 | 6.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 68 Honduras 5.3 compare
- 69 Micronesia (country) 5.28 compare
- 70 Cameroon 5.28 compare
- 72 Ukraine 5.03 compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 4.95 compare
- 74 Papua New Guinea 4.9 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 total reserves in months of imports in Mauritius?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Mauritius was 5.16 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6951 in 1983.
- How does Mauritius rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].