Real interest rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Real interest rate was 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Mauritius, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.9% for real interest rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Mauritius peaked at 16.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -11.7%, in 1980.
That places Mauritius 72nd out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | -11.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 6.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 5.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -1.3% | 5.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.0% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.9% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Broad money 142.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 46 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Mauritius?
- Real interest rate in Mauritius was 4.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for real interest rate?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.