New businesses registered in Mauritius
Mauritius: New businesses registered was 12,614 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Mauritius, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 12,614 number for new businesses registered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Mauritius peaked at 12,614 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,312 number, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 81st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,992 number | 6,631 number | 9,012 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 7,621 number | 6,353 number | 8,788 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,995 number | 6,312 number | 12,614 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 30.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Mauritius?
- New businesses registered in Mauritius was 12,614 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12,614 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,312 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for new businesses registered?
- Mauritius ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.