Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritius
Mauritius: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 8.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritius, 1976–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 8.4% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
The figure is up 60.4% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritius peaked at 29.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 162nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25.6% | — |
| 1977 | 20.7% | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | -45.4% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 21.7% | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 29.5% | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 29.0% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -53.1% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +60.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 19.3% | 25.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 10.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 14.9% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,737 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 16.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 27,585 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritius?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Mauritius was 8.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Mauritius ranks 162nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.