New business density in Mauritius
Mauritius: New business density was 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
New business density in Mauritius, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 for new business density in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new business density in Mauritius peaked at 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New business density in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.61 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | — |
| 2007 | 10.17 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 10.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.45 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 8.03 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.52 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.99 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.78 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 8.6 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 9.63 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 9.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.07 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 7.63 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.43 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 11.56 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.11 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 7.45 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 10.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.38 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 6.99 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 9.63 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 6.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 14 Liechtenstein 15.57 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 15 Nauru 15.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 16 Croatia 15.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 18 Botswana 13.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 19 Belize 13.01 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 20 Singapore 11.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
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 new business density in Mauritius?
- New business density in Mauritius was 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new business density recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024.
- What is the lowest new business density recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for new business density?
- Mauritius ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new business density rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.