Starting a business - Score in Mauritius
Mauritius: Starting a business - Score was 94.48 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Mauritius, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Mauritius is 94.48, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Mauritius peaked at 94.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.16, in 2004.
That places Mauritius 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 79.16 | — |
| 2005 | 79.26 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.36 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.48 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 91.25 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 91.36 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.4 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.43 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.43 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.61 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.63 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.34 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 94.48 | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 94.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 94.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.98 | 79.16 | 91.36 | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.14 | 91.4 | 94.48 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 18 United Arab Emirates 94.76 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 94.58 compare
- 20 Tunisia 94.56 compare
- 22 Taiwan 94.44 compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 94.43 compare
- 24 Ireland 94.4 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 starting a business - score in Mauritius?
- Starting a business - score in Mauritius was 94.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 94.48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.16 in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for starting a business - score?
- Mauritius ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.