Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Global: Ease of doing business score was 81.47 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Mauritius, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 81.47 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over five years.
That places Mauritius 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76.03 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 76.49 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.9 DB17-20 methodology | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 80.34 DB17-20 methodology | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 81.47 DB17-20 methodology | +1.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 81.47 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 81.47 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Mauritius?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Mauritius was 81.47 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 81.47 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.03 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Mauritius ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.