Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income
Mauritius: the economy in numbers
Per person: $12,991, or $33,667 at purchasing power parity. Population: 1.24 million (2025).
$16.2B+3.2%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #142 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.7%.
GDP per capita
$12,991
2025 · #91 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,667
2025 · #76 of 197
Inflation
3.7%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 4.7%
Government debt
86.8%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
1.24M
2025 · #159 of 217
Unemployment
5.6%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
55.0%
2025 · % of GDP · $8.89B
Life expectancy
73.8 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $1.77 billion in 1960, $16.2 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $2,596 per person in 1960, $12,991 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 2.3% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 6 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 3.1 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 42.0% in 1980.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 2000: 91.9% of GDP in 2020. IMF forecast for 2031: 88.9%.
General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $8.89 billion, or 55.0% of GDP.
Population
1960: 680,331 · 2025: 1.24 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 9.5% · 2025: 5.6%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 58.5 years · 2024: 73.8 years.
Exports of goods and services
1976: 50.1% · 2025: 65.0%.
Data by year
Show the year-by-year table
| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.3%f | 3.5%f | 88.9%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 3.3%f | 3.5%f | 88.7%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 3.3%f | 3.5%f | 88.7%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 3.3%f | 3.7%f | 88.7%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 3.2%f | 5.5%f | 88.3%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2.7%f | 4.7%f | 87.6%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $16.2B | $12,991 | $33,667 | 3.2% | 3.7% | 86.8% | 1.24M | 5.6% | 55.0% | 65.0% | |
| 2024 | $14.9B | $11,991 | $31,697 | 4.9% | 3.6% | 86.3% | 1.25M | 5.5% | 61.1% | 73.8 | 67.1% |
| 2023 | $14.1B | $11,270 | $29,403 | 4.7% | 7.1% | 81.5% | 1.25M | 5.6% | 60.4% | 73.4 | 69.0% |
| 2022 | $12.9B | $10,247 | $26,784 | 8.3% | 10.8% | 81.8% | 1.26M | 6.3% | 66.2% | 73.5 | 67.0% |
| 2021 | $11.6B | $9,178 | $23,010 | 3.3% | 4.0% | 86.1% | 1.27M | 7.7% | 76.9% | 73.7 | 60.8% |
| 2020 | $11.6B | $9,136 | $21,622 | −14.2% | 2.6% | 91.9% | 1.27M | 8.6% | 53.3% | 74.2 | 55.4% |
| 2019 | $14.6B | $11,568 | $24,375 | 2.9% | 0.4% | 81.1% | 1.27M | 6.3% | 58.8% | 74.2 | 60.3% |
| 2018 | $15B | $11,819 | $23,416 | 4.1% | 3.2% | 63.1% | 1.27M | 6.4% | 65.8% | 74.4 | 58.6% |
| 2017 | $13.9B | $10,987 | $22,898 | 4.0% | 3.7% | 61.3% | 1.26M | 6.8% | 70.1% | 74.5 | 60.3% |
| 2016 | $12.8B | $10,095 | $21,952 | 3.9% | 1.0% | 62.6% | 1.26M | 6.8% | 59.3% | 74.4 | 61.0% |
| 2015 | $12.2B | $9,631 | $20,270 | 3.7% | 1.3% | 63.0% | 1.26M | 7.4% | 59.5% | 74.4 | 64.6% |
| 2014 | $13.2B | $10,490 | $19,294 | 3.9% | 3.2% | 59.1% | 1.26M | 7.5% | 66.1% | 74.2 | 64.8% |
| 2013 | $12.4B | $9,877 | $18,435 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 56.5% | 1.26M | 7.3% | 71.9% | 74.0 | 64.2% |
| 2012 | $11.8B | $9,422 | $17,259 | 3.5% | 3.9% | 54.2% | 1.26M | 7.5% | 60.7% | 73.9 | 52.8% |
| 2011 | $11.7B | $9,324 | $16,884 | 4.1% | 6.5% | 54.9% | 1.25M | 7.4% | 67.2% | 73.3 | 51.5% |
| 2010 | $10.1B | $8,113 | $15,909 | 4.4% | 2.9% | 54.4% | 1.25M | 7.7% | 76.4% | 73.0 | 50.3% |
| 2009 | $9.26B | $7,427 | $15,092 | 3.4% | 2.5% | 56.8% | 1.25M | 7.3% | 71.0% | 72.9 | 46.7% |
| 2008 | $10.1B | $8,140 | $14,550 | 5.5% | 9.7% | 48.8% | 1.24M | 7.2% | 46.0% | 72.6 | 50.1% |
| 2007 | $8.28B | $6,677 | $13,585 | 5.8% | 8.8% | 48.8% | 1.24M | 8.5% | 95.7% | 72.6 | 54.8% |
| 2006 | $7.14B | $5,784 | $12,563 | 4.9% | 8.9% | 55.3% | 1.23M | 9.0% | 69.5% | 72.4 | 57.4% |
| 2005 | $6.58B | $5,354 | $11,676 | 1.8% | 4.9% | 58.3% | 1.23M | 9.5% | 35.4% | 72.4 | 58.2% |
| 2004 | $6.67B | $5,461 | $11,189 | 4.3% | 4.7% | 59.4% | 1.22M | 8.3% | 31.8% | 72.3 | 52.6% |
| 2003 | $5.89B | $4,858 | $10,510 | 5.9% | 3.9% | 66.9% | 1.21M | 8.3% | 32.2% | 72.1 | 55.3% |
| 2002 | $4.91B | $4,073 | $9,800 | 1.6% | 6.4% | 63.0% | 1.2M | 8.2% | 24.3% | 72.0 | 60.8% |
| 2001 | $4.68B | $3,909 | $9,563 | 3.3% | 5.4% | 58.2% | 1.2M | 9.1% | 20.9% | 71.8 | 67.1% |
| 2000 | $4.73B | $3,982 | $9,121 | 8.2% | 4.2% | 56.9% | 1.19M | 9.1% | 26.3% | 71.7 | 60.3% |
| 1999 | $4.4B | $3,746 | $8,324 | 2.6% | 6.9% | 1.18M | 9.3% | 34.6% | 71.0 | 63.0% | |
| 1998 | $4.23B | $3,642 | $8,102 | 6.1% | 6.8% | 1.16M | 9.3% | 40.3% | 70.6 | 64.8% | |
| 1997 | $4.24B | $3,696 | $7,633 | 5.7% | 6.8% | 1.15M | 9.4% | 35.9% | 70.4 | 60.6% | |
| 1996 | $4.48B | $3,952 | $7,189 | 5.6% | 6.6% | 1.13M | 9.5% | 33.1% | 70.3 | 62.7% | |
| 1995 | $4.09B | $3,648 | $6,755 | 4.3% | 6.0% | 1.12M | 9.6% | 32.7% | 70.3 | 57.9% | |
| 1994 | $3.61B | $3,240 | $6,399 | 4.1% | 7.3% | 1.11M | 9.5% | 36.7% | 70.2 | 56.0% | |
| 1993 | $3.31B | $3,014 | $6,101 | 5.1% | 10.5% | 1.1M | 9.5% | 21.2% | 70.1 | 57.5% | |
| 1992 | $3.27B | $3,013 | $5,739 | 6.5% | 4.6% | 1.08M | 9.4% | 70.1 | 58.5% | ||
| 1991 | $2.9B | $2,705 | $5,338 | 4.4% | 7.0% | 1.07M | 9.5% | 70.0 | 61.5% | ||
| 1990 | $2.69B | $2,540 | $4,998 | 7.2% | 13.5% | 1.06M | 69.4 | 64.1% | |||
| 1989 | $2.21B | $2,103 | 4.5% | 12.7% | 1.05M | 69.7 | 63.4% | ||||
| 1988 | $2.16B | $2,074 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 1.04M | 69.6 | 63.9% | ||||
| 1987 | $1.91B | $1,840 | 8.9% | 0.5% | 1.04M | 69.3 | 63.7% | ||||
| 1986 | $1.48B | $1,442 | 9.7% | 1.6% | 1.03M | 69.0 | 59.7% | ||||
| 1985 | $1.09B | $1,069 | 7.0% | 6.7% | 1.02M | 68.9 | 52.8% | ||||
| 1984 | $1.05B | $1,042 | 4.7% | 7.4% | 1.01M | 68.8 | 48.0% | ||||
| 1983 | $1.1B | $1,103 | 0.4% | 5.6% | 1.0M | 68.5 | 46.0% | ||||
| 1982 | $1.09B | $1,101 | 5.5% | 11.4% | 993K | 68.1 | 46.5% | ||||
| 1981 | $1.16B | $1,181 | 5.9% | 14.5% | 980K | 67.4 | 44.1% | ||||
| 1980 | $1.15B | $1,187 | −10.1% | 42.0% | 966K | 66.8 | 50.5% | ||||
| 1979 | $1.23B | $1,292 | 3.5% | 14.5% | 950K | 66.3 | 42.1% | ||||
| 1978 | $1.03B | $1,102 | 3.8% | 8.5% | 933K | 65.6 | 42.7% | ||||
| 1977 | $835M | $906 | 6.5% | 9.2% | 921K | 65.1 | 48.2% | ||||
| 1976 | $714M | $787 | 23.8% | 13.0% | 907K | 64.4 | 50.1% | ||||
| 1975 | $673M | $755 | 0.9% | 14.7% | 892K | 64.6 | |||||
| 1974 | $670M | $763 | 8.8% | 29.1% | 878K | 64.4 | |||||
| 1973 | $404M | $467 | 12.0% | 13.5% | 865K | 64.3 | |||||
| 1972 | $319M | $374 | 8.3% | 5.4% | 852K | 63.9 | |||||
| 1971 | $251M | $300 | 4.3% | 0.3% | 839K | 63.9 | |||||
| 1970 | $224M | $271 | −0.4% | 1.5% | 826K | 63.7 | |||||
| 1969 | $222M | $273 | 4.9% | 2.3% | 812K | 62.7 | |||||
| 1968 | $207M | $259 | −6.9% | 7.0% | 798K | 62.1 | |||||
| 1967 | $238M | $304 | 4.4% | 1.9% | 784K | 61.7 | |||||
| 1966 | $228M | $296 | −3.6% | 2.5% | 769K | 62.1 | |||||
| 1965 | $230M | $305 | 3.2% | 1.8% | 753K | 62.1 | |||||
| 1964 | $219M | $297 | −6.9% | 1.9% | 736K | 61.5 | |||||
| 1963 | $254M | $353 | 13.9% | 719K | 61.1 | ||||||
| 1962 | $198M | $282 | 0.8% | 700K | 60.4 | ||||||
| 1961 | $192M | $282 | 22.8% | 681K | 59.6 | ||||||
| 1960 | $162M | $238 | 680K | 58.5 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
Nearby economies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Côte d’Ivoire · DR Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Rankings
GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country
Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)