Economy · Imports of goods and services · Mauritius
Mauritius’ imports of goods and services fell to 74.9% of GDP in 2025.
74.9% of GDP
2025
Down 3.4 pp from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
74.9% of GDP
What it is. This measure adds up the value of everything Mauritius buys from abroad, goods and services alike, and divides it by the size of the economy. Imports that are later re-exported still count in full. Exports are left out, so a high share can sit alongside strong sales abroad.
Neither way is good in itself. A higher share can mean an open economy that buys the inputs and consumer goods it needs, or one that leans heavily on foreign supply. A lower share can mean more is made at home, or that demand has weakened. The latest figure for 2025 is 74.9% of GDP, down 3.4 percentage points from 78.3% of GDP a year earlier. Since 2016 the range runs from 65% of GDP in 2018 to 80.6% of GDP in 2022, so the current level sits in the upper half of that span.
Why it matters. For households in Mauritius, a share this high means much of what is on the shelves, from fuel to food, comes from abroad, so prices follow the rupee and world markets. Firms rely on imported materials and equipment, which makes their costs sensitive to the same movements. For the state, the import bill is a steady claim on foreign currency that exports, tourism and other services have to cover.
| Period | Imports of goods and services · Mauritius |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 65.3% of GDP |
| 2017 | 66.6% of GDP |
| 2018 | 65% of GDP |
| 2019 | 67.6% of GDP |
| 2020 | 65.8% of GDP |
| 2021 | 74.4% of GDP |
| 2022 | 80.6% of GDP |
| 2023 | 78.3% of GDP |
| 2024 | 78.3% of GDP |
| 2025 | 74.9% of GDP |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Imports of goods and services, Mauritius, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/imports/mauritius
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Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP. Unit: % of GDP.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.