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Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a middle-income diversified economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. For most of the period, annual growth has been in the order of 5% to 6%. This remarkable achievement has been reflected in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure. The economy rests on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial services, and is expanding into fish processing, information and communications technology, and hospitality and property development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area and accounts for 15% of export earnings. The government's development strategy centers on creating vertical and horizontal clusters of development in these sectors. Mauritius has attracted more than 32,000 offshore entities, many aimed at commerce in India, South Africa, and China. Investment in the banking sector alone has reached over $1 billion. Mauritius, with its strong textile sector, has been well poised to take advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). In 2009, GDP grew 2.1%.
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$16.65 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
$16.15 billion (2008 est.)
$15.37 billion (2007 est.)
note:
data are in 2009 US dollars
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$8.761 billion (2009 est.)
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3.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
5.1% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
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$13,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
$12,700 (2008 est.)
$12,200 (2007 est.)
note:
data are in 2009 US dollars
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agriculture: 4.9%
industry:
24.6%
services:
70.5% (2009 est.)
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587,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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agriculture and fishing: 9%
construction and industry:
30%
transportation and communication:
7%
trade, restaurants, hotels:
22%
finance:
6%
other services:
25% (2007)
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7.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
7.2% (2008 est.)
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8% (2006 est.)
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%:
NA%
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39 (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
37 (1987 est.)
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25.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
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revenues: $1.947 billion
expenditures:
$2.203 billion (2009 est.)
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58.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
56.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
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2.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
9.7% (2008 est.)
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NA%
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21.54% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 14
21.87% (31 December 2007)
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$1.68 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 95
$1.673 billion (31 December 2007)
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$6.914 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 72
$6.759 billion (31 December 2007)
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$9.323 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 78
$8.582 billion (31 December 2007)
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$4.982 billion (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 88
$3.443 billion (31 December 2008)
$5.666 billion (31 December 2007)
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sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
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food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
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1.7% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
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2.321 billion kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
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2.158 billion kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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23,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
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22,200 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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-$670.9 million (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
-$974.2 million (2008 est.)
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$1.933 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
$2.4 billion (2008 est.)
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clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
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UK 25.55%, France 16.89%, US 9.51%, Italy 5.68%, UAE 5.47%, Belgium 4.93%, Madagascar 4.11% (2009)
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$3.473 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
$4.399 billion (2008 est.)
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manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals
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India 24.5%, France 14.02%, South Africa 8.55%, China 8.17% (2009)
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$2.304 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
$1.785 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
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$4.567 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
$5.077 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
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$NA
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$NA
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Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - 32.624 (2009), 27.973 (2008), 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005)
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