Macroeconomic data
- GDP: ~US$ 14.0 billion
- Growth rate: 3.9%
- Inflation rate: 3.7%
Key International Benchmarks
- Ease of doing business – Mauritius ranks 1st in Africa and 20th globally in the World Bank Doing Business 2019.
- Political stability – 1st in Africa for the Democracy Index 2017 (The Economist Intelligence Unit).
- Good governance – Mauritius ranks 1st in Africa for the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2017.
- Economic democracy – 1st in Africa for the Index of Economic Freedom – Heritage Foundation, and 1st in Africa in the Economic Freedom of the World – Fraser Institute.
Country value propositions
- A robust and independent legal system with the Privy Council as the ultimate court of appeal.
- Mauritius offers competitive operational cost.
- Skilled and bilingual (English/French) workforce.
- Investment-friendly regulatory regime.
- Open to foreign investors and talents.
- Ocean State with one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones in the world.
- State-of-the-art technological infrastructure.
- Convenient time zone (GMT +4).