Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Mauritius
Mauritius: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Mauritius, 2005–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mauritius stood at 1.49.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mauritius peaked at 1.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3667, in 2006.
That places Mauritius 13th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4303 | — |
| 2006 | 0.3667 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4557 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3737 | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6098 | +63.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5804 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5267 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5597 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6379 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6925 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.872 | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 1.12 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 1.17 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.15 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.24 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 1.49 | +19.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6257, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4472 | 0.3667 | 0.6098 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8449 | 0.5267 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.15 | 1.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mauritius?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mauritius was 1.49 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3667 in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Mauritius ranks 13th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.