Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 9.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Mauritius is 9.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Mauritius peaked at 22.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2010.
Mauritius ranks 127th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -47.9% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +70.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -61.2% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +510.7% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -50.7% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -66.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +208.3% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 53% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +510.7% | 3.6% | 22.1% |
| 2017 | +208.3% | 4.6% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 15.2% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Mauritius?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Mauritius was 9.6% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Mauritius ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.