Mauritius

Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · Capital: Port Louis

$11,991GDP per capita · 2024

Long-run GDP per capita

Real GDP per capita in 2011 international dollars, 1950–2022. Maddison Project Database 2023.

Economic events

Crises and shocks, also marked on the chart above.

Demographics

Life expectancy

73.8 · 2024

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Population

1.2M · 2024

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Population growth

-0.2% · 2024

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Urban population

39.0% · 2024

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Environment

CO₂ per capita

3.5 · 2024

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External

Current account balance

-7.0% · 2024

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Current account balance (IMF)

-6.4% · 2025

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Government

Central government debt

57.1% · 2019

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Government gross debt

86.5% · 2025

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Labour

Unemployment

5.6% · 2025

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Unemployment rate (IMF)

5.9% · 2025

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Output & growth

GDP

$14.9B · 2024

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GDP (IMF)

$16.1B · 2025

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GDP (PPP)

Int’l$ 41.6B · 2025

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GDP growth

4.9% · 2024

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GDP per capita

$11,991 · 2024

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GDP per capita (IMF)

$12,977 · 2025

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GNI per capita

$12,970 · 2024

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Real GDP growth

3.1% · 2025

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Prices

Inflation (CPI)

3.6% · 2024

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Inflation (avg CPI)

3.7% · 2025

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Society

Income inequality (Gini)

36.8 · 2017

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Internet users

73.3% · 2024

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Trade

Exports

67.1% · 2024

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Imports

78.3% · 2024

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Trade

145.4% · 2024

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