Current account balance in Mauritius
Mauritius: Current account balance was -7.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Mauritius, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -7.0% for current account balance in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Mauritius peaked at 6.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 2011.
Mauritius ranks 155th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -9.4% | -11.9% | -4.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | -3.3% | -12.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.9% | -6.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.5% | -9.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.2% | -13.4% | -3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.9% | -12.9% | -5.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Final consumption expenditure 82.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.2% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 68.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 613.92 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 11.86 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 58.51 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 102.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 83.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Mauritius?
- Current account balance in Mauritius was -7.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for current account balance?
- Mauritius ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.