Markets · East Africa
Mauritius
Port Louis · Mauritian rupee (MUR) · SADC · COMESA
Reference
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee · MUR
- Central bank
- Bank of Mauritius
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- English, French
- Stock exchange
- Stock Exchange of Mauritius
- Instant payments
- MauCAS (Mauritius Central Automated Switch)
- Regulatory sandbox
- FSC Regulatory Sandbox Licence
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $16.2 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 3.2% · 2025
- Population
- 1.2 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 3.7% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · MUR
- 46.82 MUR per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 4
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
AllAfrica · Mauritius
Ranjita Bunwaree - 'We Cannot Create Patriotism Without Teaching Our History'
[L'Express] "We need to keep our rich heritage, but we need to think as Mauritian first." This is the message of Ranjita Bunwaree, CSK, Chairperson of the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI). Ahead of ODI's…
AllAfrica · Mauritius
Mauritius Back to Show Their Improvement At Cosafa Qualifier
[Cosafa] Mauritius will seek to show their potential at the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier that will be staged from September 18-27, as they return to the regional showpiece for the…
AllAfrica · Mauritius
Why Is an Island Importing Fish?
[L'Express] Mauritius has always had an odd relationship with the sea. We live on an island, boast an enormous maritime zone and speak enthusiastically about the Blue Economy. Yet when it comes to putting fish on the…
AllAfrica · Mauritius
Lesotho Seek Return to Former Heights in Mauritius
[Cosafa] Lesotho's Under-20 side have excelled in the past, qualifying for the African Youth Championship in 2011 and reaching the final of the COSAFA Under-20 competition in 2017.