Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 1.53 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.53 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius peaked at 1.53 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0756 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Mauritius ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0756 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0902 million USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0994 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1824 million USD per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1768 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2557 million USD per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2565 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.273 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.293 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2744 million USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2232 million USD per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2073 million USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1782 million USD per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1839 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1951 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2146 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2575 million USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3211 million USD per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4527 million USD per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4208 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5189 million USD per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5041 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5309 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5564 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6264 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5345 million USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6034 million USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6664 million USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6404 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7884 million USD per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7284 million USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7616 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7616 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.864 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8714 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.847 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9953 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9533 million USD per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.53 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0962 million USD per square kilometre, 15.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.53 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre, 89.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +83.5% | 0.0994 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1824 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1977 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0756 million USD per square kilometre | 0.293 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2654 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1782 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4527 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.597 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5041 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7884 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9116 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7284 million USD per square kilometre | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million USD per square kilometre | 1.02 million USD per square kilometre | 1.28 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9533 million USD per square kilometre | 1.53 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 24 Kuwait 1.6 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 25 Italy 1.59 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 26 Nauru 1.58 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ireland 1.51 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 Grenada 1.49 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1.47 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 681.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 546.87 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Mauritius was 1.53 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Mauritius ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.