Economy of Mauritius

Imports

Imports commoditiesmanufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals

Import partnersIndia 23.1%, China 16%, France 8.5%, South Africa 6.5% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesclothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish

Export partnersUK 19.3%, France 16.4%, US 9.9%, South Africa 9.8%, Spain 7.5%, Italy 6.9%, Madagascar 6.8% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productssugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish

Industrial productsfood processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism

Economy

Unemployment8.30 % (2013)8.10 % (2012)7.90 % (2011)

Unemployment of Mauritius

GDP - Official Exchange Rate11.9 Billion $ (2013)11.3 Billion $ (2012)11.3 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Mauritius

GDP growth rate3.40 % (2013)3.30 % (2012)4.10 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Mauritius

GDP per Capita (PPP)16,100 $ (2013)15,400 $ (2012)15,200 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Mauritius

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity21.0 Billion $ (2013)20.0 Billion $ (2012)19.6 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Mauritius

GDP PPP per land area10.3 Million $ per square kilometer (2013)9.79 Million $ per square kilometer (2012)9.61 Million $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Mauritius

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity900 Thousand kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate9.00 % (2010)0.00 % (2009)

Commercial bank prime lending rate0.00 % (2013)8.67 % (2012)8.92 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Mauritius

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP4.50 % (2013)4.50 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP22.0 % (2013)22.7 % (2012)

Services % of GDP73.4 % (2013)72.8 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals965 Thousand (2012)965 Thousand (2011)935 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Mauritius

International tourism, number of departures237 Thousand (2012)219 Thousand (2011)212 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Mauritius

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio73.5 % (2012)74.0 % (2011)73.0 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Mauritius

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)58.0 % of GDP (2013)57.7 % of GDP (2012)57.1 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Mauritius

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-1.80 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-10.48 % of GDP (2012)-13.39 % of GDP (2011)-10.35 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Mauritius

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)42.0 % of GNI (2012)27.7 % of GNI (2011)12.5 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Mauritius

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)64.1 % of total external debt (2012)54.5 % of total external debt (2011)0.28 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Mauritius

Current Account Balance (Total)-1.10 Billion $ (2013)-1.18 Billion $ (2012)-1.16 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Mauritius

External Debt (Total)2.89 Billion $ (2013)2.61 Billion $ (2012)5.49 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Mauritius

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)24.3 % of GDP (2013)23.0 % of GDP (2012)48.8 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Mauritius

External Debt per Capita2,189 $ (2013)1,985 $ (2012)4,210 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Mauritius