Partner risk indices

Country Risk Index

40.2

Political Risk Index

38.2

Short-Term Economic Risk Index

37.5

Long-Term Economic Risk Index

45.1

Operational Risk Index

41.2

Source: Partner Research Partner, as of 8 Nov 2026. 0-100, higher means higher risk.

Key indicators

Market overview

• Mauritius is in East Africa and is classified by the World Bank as Upper middle income. (World Bank)
• Population: 1.2 million (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• GDP: US$16.1bn in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)

Economic conditions

• Real GDP growth: 3.2% in 2025 (estimate); the IMF projects 2.7% for 2026. (IMF WEO)
• Average consumer price inflation: 3.7% in 2025 (estimate); projected 4.7% for 2026. (IMF WEO)
• General government gross debt: 86.8% of GDP in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)
• Current account balance: -7% of GDP in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)
• Government net lending/borrowing: -3.8% of GDP in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)
• Official exchange rate averaged 46 local currency units per US dollar in 2025, against 45.27 in 2023: 1.6% more units per dollar (the currency weakened against the dollar). (World Bank WDI)

Key risks

• Partner risk indices (0-100, higher = higher risk), as of 8 Nov 2026: Country Risk Index 40.2 (rank 1 of 53 in Africa, 1 = lowest risk); Political Risk Index 38.2 (rank 1 of 53 in Africa, 1 = lowest risk); Short-Term Economic Risk Index 37.5 (rank 1 of 53 in Africa, 1 = lowest risk); Long-Term Economic Risk Index 45.1 (rank 3 of 53 in Africa, 1 = lowest risk); Operational Risk Index 41.2 (rank 1 of 53 in Africa, 1 = lowest risk). (Partner Research Partner)
• Highest-scoring Partner risk component: labour market risk (56, operational). (Partner Research Partner)
• World Bank governance scores (2025, 0-100, higher is better): control of corruption 56; government effectiveness 7; political stability and absence of violence 82; rule of law 7; regulatory quality 72. (World Bank WGI)
• External debt stocks: 126.5% of GNI (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate): 5.6% of labour force (2025). (World Bank WDI)

Investment considerations

• Foreign direct investment, net inflows: 5% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Domestic credit to the private sector: 72% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Bank lending interest rate: 9% (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Trade (exports plus imports): 139.9% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• The Meridian holds 374 published records tagged to Mauritius. (The Meridian)

Sector snapshot

• Energy and power: access to electricity 100% of population (2024); renewable share of final energy consumption 8.6% (2021). (World Bank WDI)
• Mining and minerals: mineral rents 0% of GDP (2021); ores and metals exports 2.1% of merchandise exports (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Financial services: foreign direct investment, net inflows 5% of GDP (2025); bank lending interest rate 9% (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Technology, media and telecoms: internet users 73.3% of population (2024); mobile subscriptions 172.7 per 100 people (2024). (World Bank WDI)
• Agriculture: agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added 4.6% of GDP (2025); employment in agriculture 4.7% of employment (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Manufacturing and industry: manufacturing, value added 11.2% of GDP (2025); industry (including construction), value added 17.7% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Infrastructure and real estate: urban population 39% of population (2025); access to electricity 100% of population (2024). (World Bank WDI)

Data limitations and sources

• Older data, shown with its period and not described as current: Renewable share of final energy consumption (Latest published value is for 2021); Oil rents (Latest published value is for 2021); Mineral rents (Latest published value is for 2021).
• IMF figures for the most recent year are IMF estimates and later years are projections. World Bank series typically lag by one to two years. Headlines come from automated news monitoring and are not verified by The Meridian.
• Sources last checked 15 Nov 2026.

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