Mauritius

Region

Africa · Eastern Africa

Capital

Port Louis

Population

1,243,741 (2025)

Government

parliamentary republic

Currency

Mauritian rupee (MUR)

Official languages

English, French, Mauritian Creole

Spoken languages

Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, one of the two official languages of the National Assembly

Written scripts

Latin

Area

2,040 km²

Coastline

Coastal

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

African Union, COMESA, IMF, SADC, WCO, WTO

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

fish, garments, raw sugar, fertilizers, diamonds (2023)

Key imports

refined petroleum, cars, fish, coal, packaged medicine (2023)

Natural resources

arable land, fish

Primary route

Indian Ocean gateways (Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti) to Asia and the Gulf

Secondary route

Suez corridor to Europe

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure