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2021
Economic Complexity
Technology -1.43Rank 90 of 96
2022
Economic Complexity
Research -1.06Rank 127 of 140
2023
Product
Exports | Imports $2.74B | $6.61B140 of 226 |  133 of 226
2023
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $2.17k | $5.24k92 of 220 |  93 of 220

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Overview In 2023 Mauritius was the number 140 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 133 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Mauritius are Processed Fish ($302M), Raw Sugar ($272M), Diamonds ($185M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($120M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($115M), exporting mostly to United States ($299M), France ($291M), Zimbabwe ($267M), South Africa ($199M), and Zambia ($191M).

Imports The top imports of Mauritius are Refined Petroleum ($1.17B), Cars ($393M), Coal Briquettes ($240M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($228M), and Packaged Medicaments ($177M), importing mostly from China ($959M), United Arab Emirates ($707M), India ($646M), South Africa ($613M), and France ($417M).

Location Mauritius borders France and Seychelles by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Mauritius.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Processed Fish$302M
Top Destination (2023)United States$299M

In 2023, Mauritius exported a total of $2.74B, making it the number 140 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Mauritius have changed by -$303M from $3.04B in 2018 to $2.74B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Processed Fish ($302M), Raw Sugar ($272M), Diamonds ($185M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($120M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($115M). The most common destination for the exports of Mauritius are United States ($299M), France ($291M), Zimbabwe ($267M), South Africa ($199M), and Zambia ($191M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Italy$29.7M (+ 42.2%)
Spain$25.5M (+ 22%)
France$21.9M (+ 8.12%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
United Arab Emirates$94.6M (+ 15.4%)
Qatar$61.8M (+ 2.67k%)
Brazil$55.2M (+ 84.6%)

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Mauritius Exports Services (2018)$3.13B
Mauritius Imports Services (2018)$2.02B

In 2018, Mauritius exported $3.13B worth of services. The top services exported by Mauritius in 2018 were Personal travel ($1.28B), Business travel ($605M), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($552M), Air transport ($298M), and Financial services ($140M).

The top services imported by Mauritius in 2018 were Personal travel ($602M), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($504M), Air transport ($390M), Other transport ($231M), and Auxiliary services ($55M).

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Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Technology)-1.43Rank 90 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)-1.06Rank 127 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Mauritius has a high level of specialization in Other Animals (478), Non-Retail Carded Wool Yarn (211), Processed Fish (132), Other Clocks and Watches (77.3), and Vanilla (61.3). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Mauritius observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Mauritius according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Typewriter, similar ribbons, inked, otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not... (1.11), Insulating fittings; for electrical machines, appliances, equipment, excluding insulators of heading no.... (1.09), Copper; articles thereof n.e.c. in chapter 74 (1.09), Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included (1.06), and Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other... (1.06). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Mauritius according to the relatedness index, were Crustaceans (0.26), Knit Men's Undergarments (0.26), Packing Bags (0.25), Cassava (0.25), and Bananas (0.25). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Mauritius is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Mauritius. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Mauritius exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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