Merchandise trade in Mauritius
Mauritius: Merchandise trade was 57.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Mauritius stood at 57.4%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Mauritius peaked at 104.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 91st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.2% | — |
| 1961 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 66.8% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 63.0% | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 72.6% | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 62.2% | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 58.7% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 67.8% | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 60.5% | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 64.7% | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 59.7% | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 70.6% | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 75.4% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 92.7% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 87.6% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 90.6% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 80.2% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 77.8% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 90.7% | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 75.8% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 73.0% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 79.9% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 87.9% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 98.5% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 104.2% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 104.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 104.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 91.3% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 57.4% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.9% | 58.7% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 59.7% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 73.0% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 85.8% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 61.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 53.4% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 52.0% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- 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$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,577 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Mauritius?
- Merchandise trade in Mauritius was 57.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 104.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for merchandise trade?
- Mauritius ranks 91st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.