Mauritius: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mauritius' communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 1.15 percentage points on 2023 (from 12.97% to 11.82%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.24 percentage points in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.12 percentage points in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.92 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 4.51% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.76%, against 8.97% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Mauritius had the 22nd highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritius in the 2024 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 18th of 30: 22.95%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 19th of 30: 21.81%
• Haiti — 20th of 30: 12.11%
• Bhutan — 22nd of 30: 11.54%
• Zimbabwe — 23rd of 30: 8.26%
• Fiji — 24th of 30: 7.85%

What this measures

Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 49 values

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies

• Angola — 31.39% (2025)
• Benin — 6.42% (2023)
• Botswana — 31.8% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 46.89% (2024)
• Burundi — 64.38% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 6.84% (2025)
• Cameroon — 37.06% (2024)
• Comoros — 19.36% (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.41% (2025)
• Congo, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Mauritius

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$10.31 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$8.56 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$16.16 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 743.21 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$15.32 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 568.48 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$12,991 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 597,560 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$12,315 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 457,076 (2025)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)?

11.82% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is down 5.29 percentage points from 17.11% in 1976. The highest value was 40.4% in 1981 and the lowest 11.82% in 2024.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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