Statistical Highlights

 

Country Profile 2011 2012
Population (Million) 1.3 1.3
GDP at basic prices (USD million)1 9,487 9,775
GDP per Capita at basic prices (USD)1 7,375 7,570
FDI (Total) (USD million)2 315 199
FDI Financial and insurance activities (USD million)2 55 15

Source: 1Statistics Mauritius - National Accounts - December 2012 issue - (Revised data)
2 Monthly Statistical Bulletin Bank of Mauritius - December 2012 issue - (Foreign Direct Investment in Mauritius by Sector, excluding GBC1s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- 2010* 2011* 2012**
- Contribution to GDP (%) Growth Rate (%) Contribution to GDP (%) Growth Rate (%) Contribution to GDP (%) Growth Rate (%)
Financial and Insurance Activities 10.0 4.3 10.1 5.6 10.2 5.5
Monetary Intermediation 5.9 4.1 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.9
Financial Leasing and Other Credit Granting 0.6 5.6 0.6 6.0 0.6 6.0
Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension 2.9 4.5 3.0 4.5 3.0 4.6
Other 0.6 4.0 0.5 3.7 0.5 5.0
Source: Statistics Mauritius National Accounts - December 2012 issue
Note: * Revised ** Forecast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Mauritius Ranks
World Bank Doing Business 2013 (out of 185 Countries) -
Overall Ranking on the Ease of Doing Business 19th
(1st in Africa)
Ease of Starting a Business 14th
Protecting Investors 13th
Trading Across Borders 15th
2012 Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (Out of 52 Countries) 1st
Environmental Performance Index 2010 (Out of 163 Countries) 6th
Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 (Out of 144 Countries) 54th
(2nd in Africa)
The Wall Street Journal & The Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2013 (Out of 185 Countries)

8th
(1st in Africa)

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