Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Mauritius
Mauritius
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
11 396 10 428 -11.3 4 472 42.9
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
140 114 108 82
Imports
131 105 119 93
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f. Share in world total exports (%)
Annual percentage change
2020 1 791 4 234
2010-2020 -2 0
2019 -6 -1
2020 0.01
Share in world total imports (%)
2020 -19 -24 2020 0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 31.6
Fuels and mining products: 1.6
Agricultural products: 22.9
Fuels and mining products: 19.5
Manufactures: 50.8
Other: 15.9
Manufactures: 57.1
Other: 0.4
By main destination, % (2020)
By main origin, % (2020)
European Union: 36.6 United Kingdom: 10 Madagascar: 6.8
South Africa: 11.8 United States of America: 9.7 Other: 25
European Union: 21.7 United Arab Emirates: 12.3 South Africa: 7.7
China: 16.6 India: 9.5 Other: 32.3
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS1701 HS0106 HS2207 HS0511 HS0905
2020 . 187 33 16 15 13
Cane or beet sugar Other live animals Alcohol of 80% or more volume Other animal products Vanilla
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS0402 HS1006 HS2402 HS1905 HS2106
2020
Milk and cream, concentrated Rice Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos Bread, pastry, other bakers' wares Other food preparations
64 55 53 40 35
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
20%
40%
Imports 60%
80%
0%
HS1701
HS0402
HS0106
HS1006
HS2207
HS2402
HS0511
HS1905
HS0905
HS2106
5%
10%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 306 863
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 -2 2
2019 6 1
2020 -3 -11
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS1604 HS6203 HS6109 HS0303 HS6205
Prepared or preserved fish Men's or boys' suits T-shirts, singlets and other vests Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillet Men's or boys' shirts
2020
Top imported products (Million US$)
232 84 82 76 74
HS2710 HS0303 HS8703 HS3004 HS8525
Value 2020
Petroleum oils, other than crude Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillet Motor cars for transport of persons Medicaments in measured doses Radio-telephony transmission tools
531 197 174 141 81
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
236
10%
Imports 20%
0%
HS1604
HS2710
HS6203
HS0303
HS6109
HS8703
HS0303
HS3004
HS6205
HS8525
10%
20%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 1 238 3 361
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 -2 -1
2019 -8 -2
2020 -21 -27
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Mauritius TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
1 298 1 311 2020 0.03
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2019
2020
-8 -1
-56 -38
-7 -4
2020 0.03
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2020)
By main services item, % (2020)
Transport: 10.2 Other commercial services: 53.7
Travel: 35.9 Goods-related services: 0.2
Transport: 28.7 Other commercial services: 52.9
By main destination
Travel: 15.7 Goods-related services: 2.7
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Mauritius
200
World
100 0
2010
2013
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020 133 376
Exports By sea By air By other
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value
2010-2020 -10 -4
Share (%)
na na na
Annual percentage change 2019 -5 -2
Imports By sea By air By other
na na na
2020 -66 -39
Value
Share (%)
na na na
na na na
Travel Mauritius
200
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
100 0
2010
2013
2016
2020 466 206
2010-2020 -10 -6
Annual percentage change 2019 -6 6
2020 -74 -67
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2020) 2.8
19.9
Other commercial services Exports Imports
Other business services Financial services
17.9 59.4
Value
ICTs
2020
2010-2020
697 694
-3 -4
2020
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
Annual percentage change
2010-2020
2 36
na na
2019
2020
-15 -6
-9 -13
2019
2020
26 -3
-17 -57
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
4
Non-residents
23
Trademark applications, 2019 Total
27
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Residents
1 123
Non-residents
1 066
Industrial design applications, 2019 Total
2 189
Residents
18
Non-residents
11
Total
29
237