2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010a | 2011b | 2012b | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 6,732 | 7,792 | 9,641 | 8,865 | 9,729 | 11,233 | 11,250 |
Nominal GDP (MRs m) | 213,444 | 243,998 | 274,316 | 283,329 | 299,489 | 325,103 | 349,024 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 5.9 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Government consumption | 3.8 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
Gross fixed investment | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 8.9 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
Exports of goods & services | 7.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -3.5 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
Imports of goods & services | 9.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -9.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | 0.6 | -5.4 | 3.0 | 8.8 | -1.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
Industry | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Services | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 11,297 | 12,240 | 13,111 | 13,559 | 14,211 | 15,006 | 15,974 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP)c | |||||||
Central government budget revenue | 20.1 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 20.8d | 20.9 | 20.4 |
Central government budget expenditure | 25.4 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.5d | 25.1 | 24.8 |
Central government budget balance | -5.3 | -4.3 | -3.3 | -2.9 | -4.6d | -4.2 | -4.4 |
Net public debt | 69.1 | 63.1 | 56.6 | 60.3 | 57.7d | 59.7 | 61.5 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate MRs:US$ (end-period) | 34.34 | 28.22 | 31.76 | 30.29 | 30.39 | 29.87 | 32.01 |
Exchange rate MRs:€ (end-period) | 45.31 | 41.20 | 44.14 | 43.41 | 41.27 | 39.27 | 39.05 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 11.9 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 9.6 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 10.1 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -1,080 | -1,418 | -2,002 | -1,557 | -1,917 | -2,473 | -2,437 |
Goods: exports fob | 2,329 | 2,238 | 2,384 | 1,942 | 2,237 | 2,584 | 2,681 |
Goods: imports fob | -3,409 | -3,656 | -4,386 | -3,499 | -4,154 | -5,057 | -5,119 |
Services balance | 354 | 636 | 624 | 632 | 708 | 819 | 859 |
Income balance | 50 | 223 | 178 | 27 | 201 | 234 | 243 |
Current transfers balance | 71 | 125 | 224 | 224 | 183 | 205 | 205 |
Current-account balance | -604 | -434 | -976 | -675 | -824 | -1,215 | -1,131 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 2,950 | 4,132 | 4,160 | 3,717 | 4,695d | 5,808 | 6,116 |
Debt service paid | 305 | 252 | 273 | 202 | 276d | 318 | 335 |
Principal repayments | 226 | 126 | 137 | 107 | 157d | 144 | 142 |
Interest | 79 | 126 | 135 | 94 | 123d | 176 | 194 |
Debt service due | 305 | 252 | 273 | 202 | 274d | 316 | 332 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 1,301 | 1,822 | 1,785 | 2,304 | 2,601 | 2,323 | 2,361 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Fiscal years ending June 30th until 2009; from 2010 fiscal year is same as calendar year. d Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. | |||||||
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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