Total reserves includes gold in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total reserves includes gold was 24.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total reserves includes gold in Mauritius, 1976–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 24.6% for total reserves includes gold in 2011.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves includes gold in Mauritius peaked at 32.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1983.
Mauritius ranks 10th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Total reserves includes gold in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.7% | — |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -35.2% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -36.4% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +149.3% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | -56.1% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -42.2% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +162.5% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +86.6% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 4.0% | 12.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 2.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 13.8% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 18.6% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.6% | 27.0% | 2 |
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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 includes gold in Mauritius?
- Total reserves includes gold in Mauritius was 24.6% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total reserves includes gold recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest total reserves includes gold recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1983.
- How does Mauritius rank for total reserves includes gold?
- Mauritius ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total reserves includes gold rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.