Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Mauritius
Mauritius: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 5.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Mauritius, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritius stood at 5.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritius peaked at 27.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1964.
That places Mauritius 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 4.0% | -65.5% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | +120.1% |
| 1963 | 7.6% | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -84.5% |
| 1965 | 12.9% | +1000.1% |
| 1966 | 14.0% | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | +23.1% |
| 1968 | 13.9% | -19.8% |
| 1969 | 17.8% | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | -32.3% |
| 1971 | 9.6% | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | -36.5% |
| 1974 | 8.8% | +53.9% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -35.0% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +44.3% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +28.2% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -21.5% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +36.6% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -29.1% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +30.3% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -75.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 30% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.6%, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +1000.1% | 1.2% | 12.9% |
| 1962 | +120.1% | 4.0% | 8.8% |
| 1964 | -84.5% | 7.6% | 1.2% |
| 2022 | -75.8% | 24.2% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 1.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 4.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.2% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 5.9% | 24.2% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritius?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Mauritius was 5.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1964.
- How does Mauritius rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Mauritius ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.