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Country Report Mauritius February 2011
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| 2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
| GDP | |||||||
| Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 6,507 | 7,521 | 9,326 | 8,668 | 9,592 | 9,983 | 10,344 |
| Nominal GDP (MRs m) | 206,328 | 235,520 | 265,352 | 277,021 | 295,367 | 323,094 | 354,656 |
| Real GDP growth (%) | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
| Private consumption | 5.9 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Government consumption | 3.8 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Gross fixed investment | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 8.9 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Exports of goods & services | 7.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -3.4 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 7.7 |
| Imports of goods & services | 9.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -9.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7.7 |
| Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
| Agriculture | 0.6 | -5.4 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Industry | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| Services | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Population and income | |||||||
| Population (m) | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 |
| GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 10,940 | 11,854 | 12,697 | 13,131 | 13,647 | 14,286 | 15,089 |
| Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Fiscal indicators (% of GDP)d | |||||||
| Central government budget revenue | 20.1 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 22.9 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 |
| Central government budget expenditure | 25.4 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 25.0 |
| Central government budget balance | -5.3 | -4.3 | -3.3 | -3.0 | -4.7 | -4.6 | -4.5 |
| Net public debt | 69.1 | 63.1 | 56.6 | 62.0 | 62.8 | 63.8 | 65.8 |
| Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
| Exchange rate MRs:US$ (end-period) | 34.34 | 28.22 | 31.76 | 30.29 | 30.39 | 33.91 | 34.32 |
| Exchange rate MRs:€ (end-period) | 45.31 | 41.20 | 44.14 | 43.41 | 41.00 | 41.03 | 40.84 |
| Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 11.9 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Stock of money M1 (% change) | 9.6 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 14.2 | -4.0 | 7.2 | 11.4 |
| Stock of money M2 (% change) | 10.1 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 10.9 |
| Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
| Trade balance | -1,080 | -1,418 | -2,002 | -1,557 | -1,984 | -2,166 | -2,213 |
| Goods: exports fob | 2,329 | 2,238 | 2,384 | 1,942 | 2,170 | 2,181 | 2,239 |
| Goods: imports fob | -3,409 | -3,656 | -4,386 | -3,499 | -4,153 | -4,346 | -4,452 |
| Services balance | 354 | 636 | 624 | 632 | 710 | 734 | 778 |
| Income balance | 50 | 223 | 178 | 27 | 236 | 243 | 252 |
| Current transfers balance | 71 | 125 | 224 | 224 | 194 | 194 | 196 |
| Current-account balance | -604 | -434 | -976 | -675 | -844 | -995 | -987 |
| External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
| Debt stock | 2,612b | 4,278b | 4,966b | 4,433b | 5,301 | 5,711 | 6,054 |
| Debt service paid | 305b | 252b | 273b | 300b | 332 | 366 | 373 |
| Principal repayments | 226 | 125 | 137 | 194b | 214 | 207 | 194 |
| Interest | 79 | 126 | 135b | 106b | 124 | 164 | 183 |
| Debt service due | 305 | 252 | 273b | 300b | 332 | 366 | 373 |
| International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
| Total international reserves | 1,301 | 1,822 | 1,785 | 2,304 | 2,601 | 2,325 | 2,366 |
| a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years ending June 30th until 2009; from 2010 fiscal year is same as calendar year. | |||||||
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Bank of Mauritius; Central Statistics Office; Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; World Bank; Economist Intelligence Unit. | |||||||
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