Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.006 million USD per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Mauritius 16th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0202 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 million USD per square kilometre | +96.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1998 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 million USD per square kilometre | +305.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1363 million USD per square kilometre | +460.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | -88.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre | +115.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0322 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1122 million USD per square kilometre | +139.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1811 million USD per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1977 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1355 million USD per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2232 million USD per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2249 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3395 million USD per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2245 million USD per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3025 million USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1382 million USD per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2559 million USD per square kilometre | +85.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3085 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2563 million USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3146 million USD per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2156 million USD per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2218 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3135 million USD per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre, 35.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 195.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +460.8% | 0.0243 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1363 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0909 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1977 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2588 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1382 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3395 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2829 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2156 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 13 Barbados 0.523 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.373 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 0.3048 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0185 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 million USD per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 16th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.