Mauritius, is a country located at Eastern Africa, it has an area of 2,010 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Mauritius, with a population of 1,261,041 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a high population density, with 627 people per km2.

It's capital is Port Louis and its currency is Mauritian rupees

Mauritius is holding the 146 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 11,157 millions of euros (12,067 millions of dollars), ( 76.43% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €8,848 euros per inhabitant$9,569 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Mauritius, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.796 points in 2022, leaving it in 72th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Mauritius are business, you must know it's in the 13th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Mauritius, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Port Louis: Monthly Temp.
Port Louis: Monthly Rainfall
Mauritius Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€13,037M
Annual GDP [+]2023$14,101M
GDP per capita [+]2023€10,339
GDP per capita [+]2023$11,182
Debt (M.€.) [+]202311,157
Debt ($M) [+]202312,067
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.43%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€8,848
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$9,569
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-614
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-664
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.20%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,902.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,220.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023475.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023590.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.64%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022337.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022355.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.39%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202319.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202321.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20230.52%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202326.73%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€3,094
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,347
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€377
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$407
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€265
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$279
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€16
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$17
Moody's Rating [+]01/30/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]07/21/2023BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202351
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201952º
Fragile States Index [+]202437.8
Innovation Ranking [+]202455º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q45.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q432K
NMW [+]2024$3,394.8
NMW [+]2024€3,079.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201774º
Markets
Euro / Mauritian rupees [+]05/12/202551.1736
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/13/202546.6840
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/28/20253.71%
Business
Doing Business [+]202013º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20197,722
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20198.25
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015187.53
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200615.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022997,000
Exports [+]2023€2,122.8M
Exports [+]2023$2,295.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202316.28%
Imports [+]2023€5,801.4M
Imports [+]2023$6,273.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202344.50%
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,678.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,984.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-28.22%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201542º
Density [+]2023627
Global Peace Ranking [+]202422º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017262.1
% Immigrant [+]20202.28%
% Emigrant [+]202014.45%
Birth Rate [+]202310.20‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017225.1
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39
% risk of poverty [+]201710.3%
Population [+]20231,261,041
Immigrant stock [+]202028,893
Emigrant stock [+]2020182,973
HDI [+]20220.796
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024107º
Life expectancy [+]202373.41
Suicides [+]2015119
Suicide rate [+]20159.41
Number of homicides [+]202229
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.27
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.29
Consumption GWh [+]20233,084
Generation GWh [+]20233,264
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20241,073
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024328,167
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/20231,088,142
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024850.88
Doses administered [+]07/30/20232,616,012