Mauritius: Terms of trade

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 Mauritius

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 94.40
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 93.48
 Min - Max 74.70 - 106.70
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 94.4 percent, an increase from 88.2 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritius from 2005 to 2024 is 93.48 percent. The minimum value, 74.7 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 106.7 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mauritius: Terms of trade
 2024 94.40
 2023 88.20
 2022 74.70
 2021 93.60
 2020 101.60
 2019 97.30
 2018 94.30
 2017 99.90




The terms of trade for Mauritius are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 94.40 2024 percent
 Trade openness 139.94 2025 percent
 Financial openness 1.028 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 65.04 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 10.51 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 2.07 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 74.91 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 12.10 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 4.56 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.68 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 3,155.00 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -7.03 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars -1.05 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -9.87 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -2.06 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 10.31 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.92 2024 percent
 Remittances 286.87 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 31.94 2024 million USD
 External debt 119.47 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 62.27 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 131.07 2024 percent
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