Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Mauritius
Mauritius: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 58.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Mauritius, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 58.1% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Mauritius peaked at 77.6% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 106th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.4% | — |
| 1961 | 74.4% | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 65.9% | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 70.9% | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 77.6% | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 64.6% | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 61.9% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 56.3% | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 67.3% | +19.6% |
| 1971 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 67.0% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 64.8% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 68.5% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 69.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 71.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 73.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 73.0% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 72.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 67.7% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 66.6% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 58.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 58.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +36.6% | 42.7% | 58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.8% | 56.3% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 69.5% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 61.4% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 39.2% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 39.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 42.7% | 58.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from high-income economies in Mauritius?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Mauritius was 58.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Mauritius ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.