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Mauritius trade in 2024

In 2024, Mauritius exported $2.5 billion and imported $7 billion, a trade deficit of $4.5 billion. It was the world's 137th-largest exporter, with 0.01% of world exports. Its top export was prepared fish and caviar (11.4% of the total) and its main trading partner was China (13.7% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$2.5billion
Imports
$7billion
Trade balance
-$4.5billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Prepared fish and caviar (11.4%) and cane and beet sugar (9.9%) together make up 21.3% of its exports.

  1. Prepared fish and caviar$281 million · 11.4%
    Main partner: United Kingdom
  2. Cane and beet sugar$244 million · 9.9%
    Main partner: Kenya
  3. Other live animals$120 million · 4.9%
    Main partner: United States
  4. Men's suits and trousers$106 million · 4.3%
    Main partner: South Africa
  5. Refined petroleum$90 million · 3.7%
    Main partner: Zambia
  6. Frozen fish$86 million · 3.5%
    Main partner: Spain
  7. Other knitted fabric$82 million · 3.3%
    Main partner: Madagascar
  8. Nitrogen fertilizers$67 million · 2.7%
    Main partner: Zimbabwe
  9. Mixed fertilizers$65 million · 2.7%
    Main partner: Zimbabwe
  10. T-shirts$55 million · 2.2%
    Main partner: South Africa

What it imports

Refined petroleum (18.1%) and cars (6.4%) together make up 24.4% of its imports.

  1. Refined petroleum$1.3 billion · 18.1%
    Main partner: United Arab Emirates
  2. Cars$445 million · 6.4%
    Main partner: Japan
  3. Frozen fish$224 million · 3.2%
    Main partner: Seychelles
  4. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$176 million · 2.5%
    Main partner: India
  5. Coal$173 million · 2.5%
    Main partner: South Africa
  6. Cameras and broadcast equipment$140 million · 2%
    Main partner: China
  7. Trucks$96 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: Thailand
  8. Natural gas and LPG$72 million · 1%
    Main partner: Oman
  9. Rice$68 million · 0.98%
    Main partner: India
  10. Powdered and condensed milk$65 million · 0.93%
    Main partner: New Zealand
By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
16 · Prepared meat and fish$281 million$69 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$245 million$54 million
62 · Woven clothing$184 million$84 million
61 · Knitted clothing$153 million$46 million
31 · Fertilizers$140 million$22 million
01 · Live animals$121 million$24 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$114 million$86 million
03 · Fish and seafood$102 million$262 million
27 · Oil, gas and coal$91 million$1.5 billion
84 · Mechanical machinery$86 million$461 million
72 · Iron and steel$85 million$107 million
60 · Knitted fabric$83 million$9 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$73 million$113 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$70 million$433 million
39 · Plastics$62 million$194 million
10 · Cereals$46 million$147 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$34 million$54 million
52 · Cotton$26 million$118 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$25 million$26 million
91 · Watches and clocks$25 million$22 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$25 million$80 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$22 million$46 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$21 million$194 million
76 · Aluminum$19 million$74 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$18 million$110 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$18 million$19 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$15 million$90 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$15 million$16 million
87 · Vehicles$14 million$644 million
73 · Iron and steel products$13 million$96 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$13 million$38 million
74 · Copper$13 million$23 million
51 · Wool$12 million$20 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$12 million$96 million
44 · Wood$12 million$57 million
05 · Other animal products$10 million$10 million
40 · Rubber$10 million$47 million
15 · Fats and oils$10 million$68 million
89 · Ships and boats$10 million$100 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$9 million$65 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$8 million$20 million
26 · Ores and slag$8 million$12 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$8 million$40 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$8 million$127 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$8 million$38 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$7 million$24 million
21 · Food preparations$7 million$102 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$7 million$29 million
11 · Milling products and malt$7 million$15 million
64 · Footwear$7 million$52 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$6 million$52 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$4 million$35 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$4 million$22 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$4 million$136 million
49 · Books and printed matter$3 million$11 million
58 · Special fabrics and lace$3 million$16 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$3 million$18 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$3 million$6 million
29 · Organic chemicals$2 million$17 million
24 · Tobacco$2 million$54 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$2 million$24 million
86 · Railway equipment$2 million$6 million
65 · Hats$2 million$5 million
97 · Art and antiques$2 million$2 million
69 · Ceramics$1 million$37 million
07 · Vegetables$1 million$50 million
47 · Wood pulp$1 million$77 thousand
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$1 million$7 million
70 · Glass$1 million$30 million
12 · Oilseeds and grains$1 million$8 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$594 thousand$4 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$573 thousand$56 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$489 thousand$4 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$420 thousand$3 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$413 thousand$19 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$411 thousand$32 million
36 · Explosives and matches$202 thousand$2 million
50 · Silk$200 thousand$201 thousand
92 · Musical instruments$194 thousand$2 million
79 · Zinc$191 thousand$2 million
41 · Hides and leather$167 thousand$6 million
43 · Fur and fur goods$164 thousand$145 thousand
13 · Gums and plant extracts$145 thousand$2 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$119 thousand$6 million
14 · Other plant products$111 thousand$3 million
53 · Other plant fibers$84 thousand$4 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$68 thousand$955 thousand
78 · Lead$51 thousand$209 thousand
37 · Photographic goods$46 thousand$7 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$25 thousand$2 million
45 · Cork$19 thousand$385 thousand
75 · Nickel$15 thousand$387 thousand
81 · Other base metals$7 thousand$1 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$6 thousand$581 thousand
02 · Meat and offal$2 thousand$71 million
80 · Tin$389$14 thousand

Trading partners

Its main destination is France (10.9% of exports) and its main source is China (18.2% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
France26910.9%Air
United States24810%Air
South Africa2078.4%Sea
Zimbabwe2058.3%Sea
Madagascar1817.3%Sea
Zambia1576.4%Sea
United Kingdom1546.2%Sea
Spain1204.9%Sea
Israel72.32.9%Sea
Netherlands67.62.7%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
China1.318.2%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.7911.4%Sea
India0.7610.9%Sea
South Africa0.588.4%Sea
France0.415.8%Sea
Japan0.223.2%Sea
Germany0.192.8%Sea
Spain0.172.4%Sea
Italy0.142%Sea
United Kingdom0.131.9%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Mauritius accounted for 0.01% of world exports, compared with 0.03% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 39% since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 2.5
  • Imports 7
  • Balance -4.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$1.8 billion$2.4 billion-$582 million
1996$1.8 billion$2.6 billion-$843 million
1997$1.8 billion$2.6 billion-$739 million
1998$1.9 billion$2.5 billion-$549 million
1999$1.8 billion$2.6 billion-$760 million
2000$1.8 billion$2.3 billion-$522 million
2001$1.9 billion$2.2 billion-$365 million
2002$2 billion$2.4 billion-$434 million
2003$2.1 billion$2.7 billion-$566 million
2004$2.2 billion$3.3 billion-$1.1 billion
2005$2.3 billion$3.5 billion-$1.2 billion
2006$2.5 billion$4 billion-$1.5 billion
2007$2.4 billion$4.2 billion-$1.8 billion
2008$2.6 billion$5.1 billion-$2.5 billion
2009$2.3 billion$4.2 billion-$1.9 billion
2010$2.5 billion$5 billion-$2.4 billion
2011$2.7 billion$6.4 billion-$3.7 billion
2012$2.8 billion$5.5 billion-$2.8 billion
2013$3.1 billion$5.8 billion-$2.7 billion
2014$3.3 billion$6.1 billion-$2.8 billion
2015$3.6 billion$4.8 billion-$1.2 billion
2016$3 billion$5.1 billion-$2.2 billion
2017$2.7 billion$5.9 billion-$3.2 billion
2018$3 billion$6.1 billion-$3.1 billion
2019$2.8 billion$6.2 billion-$3.4 billion
2020$2.2 billion$4.6 billion-$2.4 billion
2021$2.5 billion$5.6 billion-$3.1 billion
2022$2.9 billion$7.3 billion-$4.3 billion
2023$2.8 billion$6.7 billion-$3.9 billion
2024$2.5 billion$7 billion-$4.5 billion

World rank

Mauritius fell from 92nd to 137th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 92nd in 1995
  • 137th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
199592nd
1996100th
1997100th
199898th
1999102nd
2000110th
2001111th
2002108th
2003112th
2004119th
2005124th
2006124th
2007125th
2008126th
2009123rd
2010128th
2011135th
2012134th
2013131st
2014129th
2015122nd
2016128th
2017133rd
2018132nd
2019137th
2020137th
2021140th
2022140th
2023138th
2024137th

What it sells

Prepared meat and fish became its top export group: from 3% to 11%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 46%
  • Fish and seafood 4%
  • Gems and precious metals 5%
  • Live animals 5%
  • Fertilizers 6%
  • Knitted clothing 6%
  • Woven clothing 7%
  • Sugar and sweets 10%
  • Prepared meat and fish 11%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Prepared meat and fish2.9%11.4%
Sugar and sweets19.6%9.9%
Woven clothing20.9%7.5%
Knitted clothing31.5%6.2%
Fertilizers0.43%5.7%
Live animals0.34%4.9%
Gems and precious metals5.1%4.6%
Fish and seafood0.78%4.2%
Other18.6%45.7%

Who it trades with

France went from 20% to 7% of Mauritius' trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • China 14%
  • United Arab Emirates 9%
  • India 9%
  • South Africa 8%
  • France 7%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China1.5%13.7%
United Arab Emirates0.09%8.8%
India3.5%8.5%
South Africa6.3%8.4%
France19.7%7.2%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Port Louis$33.5 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

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