Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 45.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Mauritius, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Mauritius stood at 45.1%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Mauritius peaked at 80.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1970.
Mauritius ranks 78th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8% | — |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +94.4% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | +111.5% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 11.4% | +38.9% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +61.0% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 25.6% | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 55.6% | +116.8% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 45.1% | -2.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 45.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 45.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 4.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 | +116.8% | 25.6% | 55.6% |
| 1973 | +111.5% | 3.6% | 7.7% |
| 1971 | +94.4% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| 1976 | +61.0% | 11.4% | 18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 1.8% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 52.0% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 65.8% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 57.3% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 56.6% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 45.1% | 56.5% | 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)
- Food exports 52.3% (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 manufactures exports in Mauritius?
- Manufactures exports in Mauritius was 45.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for manufactures exports?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.