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Mauritius

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Port Louis Upper middle income Nation age 58 years (since 1968) i MUS · MU
NationsTree Index 2025 i45.2107th of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.7 msee ranking Military strength i7percentile
Population i1.2 m159th of 217 Area i2,010 km²175th of 216 GDP i$16.16 bn143rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$41.87 bn intl.139th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$33,667 intl.77th of 199 Life expectancy i73.8 years117th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i55
Strength · trunk i30
Quality of life · crown i52
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i58
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i6
CSV

In short

Mauritius is 107th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 45.2 out of 100; its tree is 3.7 m tall.

It has 1.2 million people and an economy of $41.87 bn at purchasing power parity, 139th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Regulatory quality (38th of 205) and Political stability (48th of 207).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (145th of 168), General government gross debt (154th of 189) and Renewable energy (155th of 212).

Over five years it fell from 77th to 107th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 2,010 175th/216
Land area ikm² 2,000 173rd/216
Population ipeople 1.2 m 159th/217
Population growth i% -0.16% 185th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 622.9 15th/216
Urban population i% 39.0% 175th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.5% 185th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 14.1% 73rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $16.16 bn 143rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $41.87 bn 139th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $35.78 bn 140th/199
GDP per person iUSD $12,991 96th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $33,667 77th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $14,040 80th/201
GDP growth i% 3.2% 108th/210
Inflation i% 3.7% 109th/180
Unemployment i% 5.6% 106th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 57.1%2019
General government gross debt i% of GDP 86.8% 154th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.8% 125th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 4.6% 108th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 17.7% 142nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 11.2% 86th/192
Services i% of GDP 63.9% 64th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $10.51 bn 111th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $12.10 bn 115th/182
Exports i% of GDP 65.0% 35th/183
Imports i% of GDP 74.9% 26th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 139.9% 26th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 159th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 45.1% 71st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 52.3% 26th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.1% 104th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.2% 145th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -7.0% 160th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 5.0% 42nd/196

Natural resources

48
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 180th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 166th/209
Arable land i% of land area 35.3% 20th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,179 101st/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 316,000 143rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $518.0 m 97th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 12.9% 47th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 65,000 100th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.8 117th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 15.4 101st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.44 94th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.8 43rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 93% 81st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 66.7% 87th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.7% 99th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 51.5%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 19.8% 74th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.6% 116th/193
Adult literacy i% 94.3% 42nd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 45.8% 85th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.806 73rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 36.82017
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.5%2017

Infrastructure & digital

65
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 73.3% 116th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 173 17th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 28.0 67th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.50 85th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.5 m 88th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.54 120th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 8.6% 155th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 14.1 74th/200
Forest area i% of land area 19.1% 132nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,229 85th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 69.9 48th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 56.0 73rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 69.8 54th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 81.9 48th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 71.5 38th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 68.8 63rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.3 74th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $23.8 m 150th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.1% 152nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 0.4% 151st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 3,000 152nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.51% 113th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 135th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.26% 78th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 7 112th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 205 126th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mauritius — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/mauritius. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mauritius — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/mauritius. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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