Mauritius

Official Name: The Republic of Mauritius
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republic of Mauritius
ISO Country Codes: MU : MUS
Internet Domain: .mu
Government Web Site: https://govmu.org/
Capital: Port Louis Main Airports: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Language(s): Creole;English;French Population: 1,308,222
Currency: Mauritius Rupee ISO Currency Code: MUR
Telephone Dial In: +230 ID Prefix: 020




Mauritius

Government Website: https://govmu.org/
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/mauritius
Central Bank: Bank of Mauritius
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 39.65 Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 6.65% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line: 10.3% (2017 est.)
Inflation Rate: 0.4% (2019 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 6.85% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP: $26.547 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $21,000 (2021 est.)
Currency Name: Mauritius Rupee
Currency Code: MUR
World Bank Classification: Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 4% sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
Industry: 22.1% food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
Services: 73.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Stock Exchange of Mauritius ;

National Statistics Office:

National Dataset(s):

Mauritius


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s): English; French
Customs & Excise: Mauritius Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s): Development Bank of Mauritius; Trade and Development Bank; GuarantCo;
National Standards Bureau: Mauritius Standards Bureau
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 52/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 57/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A Enabling Trade Index: 39/136 (2016)
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Export Credit & Insurance Show

Eximbank: Afreximbank ; Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ; Export Insurance Agency: Credit Guarantee Insurance Co. Ltd ;

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Export Promotion Agency: Enterprise Mauritius ; Investment Agency: Economic Development Board ;