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Trade openness — Mauritius

Trade openness in Mauritius in 2025 — 139.94%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 138. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 32.96 pp.

2025 139.94% −5.48 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 138
Period maximum 147.66%2022
Period minimum 92.4%1983

Trend over time

1976–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Mauritius, 1976–202580100120140160197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 106.98%1977: 106.81%1978: 97.47%1979: 95.8%1980: 111.09%1981: 98.58%1982: 95.84%1983: 92.4%1984: 99.35%1985: 107.5%1986: 112.83%1987: 125.39%1988: 132.62%1989: 133.93%1990: 135.29%1991: 126.65%1992: 120.23%1993: 120.9%1994: 120.56%1995: 118.15%1996: 126.16%1997: 126.11%1998: 130.44%1999: 128.95%2000: 120.69%2001: 128.05%2002: 118.23%2003: 108.66%2004: 107.03%2005: 121.61%2006: 124.78%2007: 118.62%2008: 113.49%2009: 102.46%2010: 111.51%2011: 115.55%2012: 117.45%2013: 136.55%2014: 135.1%2015: 133.14%2016: 126.31%2017: 126.96%2018: 123.54%2019: 127.94%2020: 121.13%2021: 135.19%2022: 147.66%2023: 147.32%2024: 145.42%2025: 139.94%
Change over the period: +32.96 pp Annual average: 0.67 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 139.94%
World 68.49%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.99%
Eastern Africa computed 49.59%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 46.57%
Trade openness — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 139.94 −5.48 pp
2024 145.42 −1.9 pp
2023 147.32 −0.34 pp
2022 147.66 +12.47 pp
2021 135.19 +14.07 pp
2020 121.13 −6.82 pp
2019 127.94 +4.4 pp
2018 123.54 −3.43 pp
2017 126.96 +0.65 pp
2016 126.31 −6.83 pp
2015 133.14 −1.96 pp
2014 135.1 −1.45 pp
2013 136.55 +19.1 pp
2012 117.45 +1.9 pp
2011 115.55 +4.04 pp
2010 111.51 +9.05 pp
2009 102.46 −11.03 pp
2008 113.49 −5.13 pp
2007 118.62 −6.16 pp
2006 124.78 +3.17 pp
2005 121.61 +14.58 pp
2004 107.03 −1.63 pp
2003 108.66 −9.57 pp
2002 118.23 −9.82 pp
2001 128.05 +7.37 pp
2000 120.69 −8.27 pp
1999 128.95 −1.49 pp
1998 130.44 +4.34 pp
1997 126.11 −0.05 pp
1996 126.16 +8.01 pp
1995 118.15 −2.41 pp
1994 120.56 −0.34 pp
1993 120.9 +0.66 pp
1992 120.23 −6.42 pp
1991 126.65 −8.64 pp
1990 135.29 +1.36 pp
1989 133.93 +1.31 pp
1988 132.62 +7.24 pp
1987 125.39 +12.56 pp
1986 112.83 +5.33 pp
1985 107.5 +8.15 pp
1984 99.35 +6.95 pp
1983 92.4 −3.43 pp
1982 95.84 −2.75 pp
1981 98.58 −12.51 pp
1980 111.09 +15.29 pp
1979 95.8 −1.67 pp
1978 97.47 −9.34 pp
1977 106.81 −0.17 pp
1976 106.98 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 206.3 SC Seychelles 172.29 MU Mauritius 139.94 SO Somalia 128.06 MZ Mozambique 97.1 RW Rwanda 56.67 MG Madagascar 54.24 UG Uganda 50.2 KM Comoros 40.89 MW Malawi 39.4 TZ Tanzania 38.97 KE Kenya 37.52 ET Ethiopia 33.46
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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