Mauritius Balance of Trade

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

-22,260

Units In

MUR Million

-18,778

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 18, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
560 Sep 1986	-23,045 Dec 2012	-8,085.94 MUR Million	1985-2024	N/A

Mauritius is a net exporter of sugar and textiles. However, due to lack of natural resources, Mauritius is dependent on imports of fuels to satisfy energy needs. Mauritius main trading partner is France with 17 percent of exports and 9 percent of imports. Others include: South Africa and Spain.

Latest Updates

Mauritius’s trade deficit widened to MUR 22.3 billion in December 2024, up from MUR 16.5 billion in the same month of the previous year. This was the largest monthly trade shortfall since December 2012, as imports climbed by 19.8% year-on-year to MUR 31.1 billion, primarily driven by higher purchases of crude materials, inedible, except fuels (+72.8%) and mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (+51.8%). Meanwhile, exports dropped by 6.6% to MUR 8.8 billion, weighed down by lower shipments of machinery and transport equipment (-55.6%) and other commodities & transactions (-59.7%).