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Who does Mauritius rely on?

The largest supplier of Mauritius in 2024 is China, with 18.2% of what Mauritius buys. Its share was 16% in 2019 and 2.6% in 1995. 220 of the 504 products Mauritius buys for more than $1 million have a supplier selling more than 50% of what Mauritius buys of that product; in 69, more than 75%. In those products, purchases from each one’s dominant supplier add up to 32.9% of what Mauritius buys.

Summary

Largest supplier: China
18.2%
Concentration (HHI)
748
Products with a supplier above 50%
220
Products with a supplier above 75%
69

Concentration index (HHI): 748 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 13 suppliers of the same size

Trend

Trend in shares

China went from 2.6% to 18.2% of what Mauritius buys

Share (%)

  • China 18.2%
  • United Arab Emirates 11.4%
  • India 10.9%
  • South Africa 8.4%
  • France 5.8%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest supplierShare
1995France17.6%
1996France15.4%
1997France14.8%
1998France10.7%
1999France13.8%
2000South Africa14.8%
2001South Africa13.8%
2002South Africa12.7%
2003South Africa11.9%
2004South Africa10.8%
2005South Africa9.6%
2006France13.6%
2007India20.1%
2008India22.4%
2009India17.2%
2010India20.3%
2011India19.3%
2012China16.9%
2013India22.8%
2014India20.4%
2015India17.3%
2016China16.9%
2017India16%
2018India17.1%
2019China16%
2020China16.8%
2021China17.2%
2022China15.2%
2023China14.4%
2024China18.2%

Its suppliers

  1. China$1.3 billion · 18.2%
  2. United Arab Emirates$794 million · 11.4%
  3. India$759 million · 10.9%
  4. South Africa$585 million · 8.4%
  5. France$406 million · 5.8%
  6. Japan$225 million · 3.2%
  7. Germany$195 million · 2.8%
  8. Spain$168 million · 2.4%
  9. Italy$136 million · 2%
  10. United Kingdom$131 million · 1.9%

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Products with a dominant supplier

Of the 504 products Mauritius buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.

ProductSupplierShareSecondValue
Refined petroleumUnited Arab Emirates56.2%India · 16.1%$1.3 billion
CoalSouth Africa100%over 75%—$173 million
Cameras and broadcast equipmentChina58.3%Vietnam · 19.7%$140 million
RiceIndia74.7%Pakistan · 12.7%$68 million
Powdered and condensed milkNew Zealand75.6%over 75%France · 9.3%$65 million
Monitors and projectorsChina55.9%Egypt · 15.8%$55 million
ComputersChina76.1%over 75%Czechia · 3.2%$54 million
Cigarettes and cigarsKenya63.5%Lithuania · 18.5%$54 million
Dredgers and floating cranesChina99.9%over 75%Canada · 0.08%$53 million
WheatFrance80.6%over 75%Australia · 15.5%$49 million
Cotton yarnIndia89%over 75%Vietnam · 5.5%$44 million
Cane and beet sugarBrazil95.8%over 75%France · 1.4%$42 million
GoldFrance60.1%United Arab Emirates · 18.3%$37 million
Aluminum bars and profilesChina94.9%over 75%Hong Kong · 0.91%$36 million
Lamb and goat meatAustralia68%New Zealand · 20.5%$33 million
Lamps and light fittingsChina80.7%over 75%Spain · 4%$33 million
Coated flat steelIndonesia50.4%China · 29.6%$31 million
Polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resinsChina64.7%United States · 7.6%$30 million
New tiresChina55.6%Thailand · 6.7%$30 million
CornArgentina86%over 75%Paraguay · 13.5%$29 million
Cargo and cruise shipsChina59.8%Angola · 40.2%$29 million
Air conditionersChina77.6%over 75%South Korea · 5.9%$28 million
Cables and wireIndia53.4%Turkey · 14.2%$27 million
Soybean meal and pelletsArgentina58.7%Paraguay · 39.2%$27 million
Toilet paper and tissuesChina50.7%Egypt · 12%$24 million

and 195 more

A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Countries that sell more than 50% of some product; the darker, the higher the value of those products.

Selling: who it relies on

Largest customer: France
10.9%
Concentration (HHI)
569

Concentration index (HHI): 569 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 18 customers of the same size

Trend in shares

France went from 22.5% to 10.9% of what Mauritius sells

Share (%)

  • France 10.9%
  • United States 10%
  • South Africa 8.4%
  • Zimbabwe 8.3%
  • Madagascar 7.3%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest customerShare
1995United Kingdom29.8%
1996United Kingdom29.9%
1997United Kingdom29.8%
1998United Kingdom27.9%
1999United Kingdom27.7%
2000United Kingdom27.7%
2001United Kingdom29.1%
2002United Kingdom28.2%
2003United Kingdom27.3%
2004United Kingdom29.7%
2005United Kingdom30.6%
2006United Kingdom29.4%
2007United Kingdom32.1%
2008United Kingdom29%
2009United Kingdom23.1%
2010France16.7%
2011United Kingdom17.2%
2012United Kingdom16.5%
2013United Kingdom13.5%
2014France11.7%
2015Zambia16%
2016Zambia12.1%
2017France13.4%
2018France10.7%
2019United States11.8%
2020United States11.1%
2021United States9.5%
2022Zimbabwe10.7%
2023France12.8%
2024France10.9%

98 of the 189 products Mauritius sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Mauritius sells of that product; in 47, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 35.6% of what Mauritius sells.

ProductCustomerShareSecondValue
Other live animalsUnited States70.6%United Kingdom · 12.2%$120 million
Men's suits and trousersSouth Africa55.6%Italy · 5.7%$106 million
Refined petroleumZambia91%over 75%Zimbabwe · 7.9%$90 million
Other knitted fabricMadagascar74.3%South Africa · 24.4%$82 million
Nitrogen fertilizersZimbabwe81.2%over 75%Zambia · 16.9%$67 million
Mixed fertilizersZimbabwe55.3%Mozambique · 25%$65 million
T-shirtsSouth Africa50.3%France · 11.9%$55 million
Steel barsIsrael97%over 75%Benin · 2%$54 million
Medical and dental instrumentsFrance57.7%India · 18.2%$49 million
WheatZimbabwe100%over 75%France · 0%$37 million
Men's shirtsUnited States60.2%Netherlands · 11.5%$30 million
JewelryFrance68.5%United States · 22.1%$29 million
Men's knitted shirtsSouth Africa65.7%France · 10%$24 million
Pet and animal feedMadagascar55.4%Seychelles · 12.5%$20 million
Precious metal scrapFrance98.4%over 75%Switzerland · 0.61%$20 million

and 83 more

Concentration compared

The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).

RankCountryHHI
171Montenegro768
172Mauritania766
173Mauritius748
174Niger741
175United States741
176Morocco720

Sources and method

Sources and licenses

Methodology

The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.

Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.

The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.

Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.

The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.

Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.