Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.2519 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Mauritius, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritius stood at 0.2519 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritius peaked at 0.2519 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritius ranks 26th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +74.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0984 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.14 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1517 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1656 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1756 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1865 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1963 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2053 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2177 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2289 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.241 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2519 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.2519 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 36.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.2519 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +74.1% | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.202 units per square kilometre | 0.1517 units per square kilometre | 0.2519 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 23 Maldives 0.2893 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 0.2753 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chile 0.2671 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 0.2427 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Armenia 0.2307 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 0.2303 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0185 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 240.79 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 175.82 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritius?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Mauritius was 0.2519 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2519 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Mauritius ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.