Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Mauritius, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.3% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Mauritius peaked at 4.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 127th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.7% | — |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +109.8% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +50.8% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +59.5% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +22.3% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -40.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +72.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -70.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +57.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -21.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Mauritius?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Mauritius was 1.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Mauritius ranks 127th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.