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Mauritius

Official language: English, French
Currency: Rupee
Capital City: Port Louis
Area: 1969km²
Subregional membership(s): Southern Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Island countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing

1269.7K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

13.4B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

13.1

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

101.6

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	1.54	1.19	1.05	1.12	1.26	1.40	1.47	1.40	1.26	1.05
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	-0.56	-0.56	-0.56	-0.56	0.49	0.49	0.49
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	541.0	542.8	544.3	545.4	546.4	547.1	547.8	548.5	549.2	550.1
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	491.8	493.5	495.0	496.4	497.5	498.5	499.5	500.6	501.6	502.7
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	516.0	517.7	519.2	520.5	521.5	522.4	523.2	524.0	524.9	525.9
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					15.19		15.33
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					22.40		22.12
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					33.53		31.57
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					53.90		51.17
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					70.07		69.09
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					73.08		74.55
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					94.08		83.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					94.43		88.90
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					76.93		78.89
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					19.67		19.04
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					49.21		56.91
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					34.30		38.15
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					23.38		26.32
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					39.90		44.66
Population - Female (%)	354.41	354.55
Population - Female (thousands)	4,417	4,425	4,433	4,441	4,450	4,461	4,473	4,486	4,499
Population - Male (thousands)	4,341	4,349	4,355	4,361	4,367	4,372	4,378	4,384	4,389
Population - Total (thousands)	8,758	8,774	8,788	8,801	8,816	8,833	8,851	8,870	8,888
Population - Urban (%)	289.80	289.10	288.40	287.70	287.00	286.30	285.60	285.60	285.60
Population - Urban (%)	289.80	289.10	288.40	287.70	287.00	286.30	285.60
Population - Urban (thousands)	3,626	3,626	3,619	3,619	3,612	3,612	3,619
Total fertility rate (per woman)	10.8	10.5	10.3	10.2	9.9	9.9	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.5

Health

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)		210.6			162.0
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	357.0	378.0	378.0	378.0	371.0
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	693.00	693.00	693.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	651.00	651.00	651.00	651.00	651.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	104.3	102.2	100.1	97.3	94.5

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)	606.62	622.86	623.35	631.96	634.55	636.86
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)	643.65	662.55	658.28	663.39	664.02	668.08
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)	624.75	642.39	640.43	647.29	648.97	652.12
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)	6.9	7.1	7.2	7.0	7.3
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	724.36	723.73	719.81	724.57	726.88	723.66	717.22
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	718.34	718.34	707.77	709.94	714.28	710.92	704.76
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	720.93	721.00	713.72	717.15	720.44	717.15	710.85
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	647.85	666.47	681.87	705.81	696.36	698.60	693.49
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	618.31	635.81	662.97	693.07	667.24	667.38	647.36
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	632.87	650.93	672.28	699.30	681.59	682.71	669.97
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	279.58	311.01	308.84	302.40	297.64		306.53
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	214.27	234.29	252.21	245.84	226.80		237.86
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	252.35	272.30	280.28	273.91	261.94		271.88
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)	594.09	609.63	611.59	650.93
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)	521.71	518.77	519.61	573.65
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)	557.27	566.72	565.95	609.14	560.91	586.32	594.79
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)	686.91				691.04
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	59.5	59.5	59.5	59.5
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	681.73	662.62	680.54	681.24	680.19	672.42	677.95
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		648.97	664.23	665.35	665.98	657.02	663.60
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	675.29	655.62	672.21	673.12	672.98	664.58	670.67
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)					614.60	607.18	613.83
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)					580.86	573.58	570.50
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)					597.45	590.10	591.78
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)	634.20	688.45	686.28	659.54	657.02
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)	630.84	696.50	696.78	658.35	671.44
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)	637.42	680.68	676.27	660.59	643.09
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	142.5	146.6	138.5	131.1	131.7	124.5	125.6
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)	104.4	103.0	91.8	92.9	90.2	92.5	88.6
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	6.8	6.8	6.9
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	7.1	7.1
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	9.0	9.2	8.4
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	43.3	43.1	42.9	43.1	43.2	43.0	42.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	43.0	42.8	42.2	42.2	42.4	42.2	41.9
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	43.1	42.9	42.6	42.6	42.8	42.6	42.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	45.4	46.4	47.7	49.4	48.7	48.9	48.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	43.3	44.3	46.4	48.5	46.6	46.7	45.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	44.3	45.3	47.0	48.9	47.6	47.7	46.9
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	14.0	15.5	15.5	15.1	14.9		15.3
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	10.7	11.7	12.6	12.3	11.3		11.9
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	12.3	13.7	14.0	13.7	13.1		13.6
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	682.78	683.27	692.09	668.99	679.91	668.85
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	679.91	658.42	683.34	675.15	670.81	661.85
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	681.38	670.67	687.68	672.21	675.22	665.28

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	2,315	2,455	2,607	2,744	2,869	3,040	3,226
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	80.6	81.7	84.9	89.6	81.8	85.5	93.6

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	745.64	774.41	801.85	827.61	838.25	846.44	877.52	905.73	909.37
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	45.64	26.95	24.78	22.54	9.03	6.86	25.69	22.54	2.87
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	33.74	22.54	28.35	1.33	9.31	16.38	29.40	12.39	6.16
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	45.64	26.95	24.78	22.54	9.03	6.86	25.69	22.54	2.87
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	34.09	22.19	28.49	1.33	9.31	16.38	35.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,282	1,323	1,377	1,379	1,398	1,430	1,502

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Consumption, Tonnes (thousands)			0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)	168.0	182.0	196.0	217.0	252.0	231.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		17,934	18,620	18,970	19,698	21,119	22,673
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	15,526	15,988	18,620
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	4,654	4,715	3,451	3,339	3,710	3,612	3,787
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	12,153	12,301	16,039	16,366	16,212	16,646	16,940
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	685.51	688.94	663.81	637	854	812	819
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	47.81	47.81	44.24	45.5	47.74	50.05
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		3,143	3,157	3,248	4,137	4,298	4,473
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	5,797	6,021	6,007	6,042	6,174	6,258
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	17,544	17,756	20,201	20,395	20,986	21,476	21,987

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	2,989	2,758	3,206	3,521	4,354	4,571
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	217.21	205.45	197.54	191.52	213.5	244.37
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	12,656	12,446	11,151	12,033	11,760	12,768	14,035
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	6,755	6,755	6,951	7,273
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	6,881	6,888	7,105	7,455	8,218	9,149	9,604	10,017
Overnight stays (thousands)		41,559	44,632		58,723	64,855	64,505
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)	83.5	87.7	86.6	89.6	95.3	94.8	94.6	94.7
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	190.12	185.22	174.86	167.51	170.73		158.20
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	200.27	194.67	176.33	176.33	179.27		166.60

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	66.99	79.52	91.35	101.99	110.25
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (%)				10.22	38.71
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)	65.38	76.16		85.96	69.86
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)	0.77	1.96		4.34	3.71
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	209.58	194.95	202.37	207.20	211.19	216.09	228.69	239.89
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	244.65	247.94	280.84	313.60	350.98	365.33	387.80	410.20	448.00
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	9,058,700	10,400,600	10,735,200	11,564,000	12,336,100	12,698,000	12,876,500
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	724.08	829.71	855.12	919.73	979.51	1,006	1,018	1,060
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (thousands)				128.1	485.1
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)	807.8	944.3		1,074	875.7
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)	9.8	24.2		54.6	46.9
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	827.6	985.6	1,137	1,274	1,382
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	244.65	247.94	280.84	313.60	350.98
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	693.00	693.00	693.00	693.00	693.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)				630.00	649.60
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				420.00	247.10
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	34.5	116.8	71.2	355.0	2.0

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	49.77	43.61	47.67	47.46	42.63
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	200.97	210.35	214.90	214.34	245.42
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	200.97	210.35	214.90	214.34	245.42	248.78	241.36	237.51	248.29
Interest rate - Central bank (%)	37.80	34.30	32.55	32.55	30.80
Interest rate - Lending (%)	62.44	60.69	59.50	59.50	59.50

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	144.3	286.5	142.2	301.8	228.8	89.7	138.4
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	1,038	984.76	810.53	247.52	434.77	234.57	64.4
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	1,300	1,237	1,020	312.1	548.9	296.4	81.5
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	400.19	396.20	413.70	434.21	457.52	463.47	445.97	456.40	472.50

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	3.6	6.0	3.9	5.9	9.2	9.1	9.5	9.5
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-96.60	-51.03	-44.17	-39.55	-34.16	-30.59	-42.14
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	-10,922.1	-5,792.6	-5,251.9	-4,830.2	-2,918.9	-3,439.5	-4,017.2	-5,707.3
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	1,386	-2,630.4	1,610	722.1	362.9
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	-9,536.2	-8,423.0	-3,641.7	1,104	348.2	962.7
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	3,034	4,123	2,053	2,929	1,458	2,446	2,049
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	20,990	22,526	30,412	24,481	29,928	32,241
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	1,105	1,263	1,175	635.7	377.0	38.4	430.4
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	9,317	9,804	10,533	9,762	6,102	6,120
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-64,775.1	-13,755.6	3,282	6,243	1,999
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-834.0	3,651	7,322	7,977	7,545	7,664	10,331	10,439
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	842.3	993.6	-644.4	-2,450.1	-2,270.1	-2,296.8	-1,903.4	-2,052.7
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	5,536	6,752	3,962	5,463	4,842	5,410	6,094	7,009
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-164.50
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	-16,466.5	-17,189.6	-15,891.8	-15,820.1	-13,036.0	-14,217.1	-18,539.2	-21,102.2

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	27,415
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	1.33
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	61.60	49.70	37.80
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					134.40
Land area covered by forest (%)

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