Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 52.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Mauritius, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 52.3% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Mauritius peaked at 98.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 34th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.1% | — |
| 1971 | 96.4% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 92.3% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 91.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 88.4% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 81.3% | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | -51.5% |
| 1989 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +2.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 52.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 52.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -51.5% | 74.0% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 74.0% | 98.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 35.1% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 24.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 18.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 39.6% | 52.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Mauritius?
- Food exports in Mauritius was 52.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for food exports?
- Mauritius ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.