Official current transfers, payments in Mauritius
Mauritius: Official current transfers, payments was 1.53 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1.53 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 85.8%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
12.61 million BoP, current US$
in 2009
All-time low
1.53 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
Years of data
7
2005–2011
Official current transfers, payments in Mauritius, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, official current transfers, payments in Mauritius stood at 1.53 million BoP, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 85.8% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official current transfers, payments in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.88 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 6.12 million BoP, current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.31 million BoP, current US$ | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 5.06 million BoP, current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.61 million BoP, current US$ | +149.3% |
| 2010 | 10.73 million BoP, current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ | -85.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.53 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.98 million BoP, current US$, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.53 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.73 million BoP, current US$, 27% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.99 million BoP, current US$ | 5.06 million BoP, current US$ | 12.61 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.13 million BoP, current US$ | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ | 10.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 23 Burkina Faso 4.34 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 24 Benin 3.55 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 25 Cape Verde 1.84 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 27 Gambia 1.23 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 1.18 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 29 Burundi 899,778 BoP, current US$ compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 88.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.31 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 77.79 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 2.46 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 295.33 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0246 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 7.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official current transfers, payments in Mauritius?
- Official current transfers, payments in Mauritius was 1.53 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest official current transfers, payments recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.61 million BoP, current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest official current transfers, payments recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for official current transfers, payments?
- Mauritius ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2011.
- Is official current transfers, payments rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Official current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.