Mauritius's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) was US$31.94 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 163.05% from −US$50.65 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$31.94 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$65.75 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$50.65 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$374.94 million | 2007 |
| Lowest | −US$370.23 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$6.74 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$5.09 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mauritius' net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) fell US$15.78 million on 2023 (from US$47.72 million to US$31.94 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$1.1 million and a typical year strayed about US$200.38 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 US$598.7 million in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$555.37 million in 2012. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 25% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Mauritius had the 10th highest value of the 29 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
- Bahamas, The — 6th of 29: US$147.9 million
- Mauritania — 7th of 29: US$143.75 million
- Fiji — 8th of 29: US$36.77 million
- Mali — 10th of 29: US$18.29 million
- Tanzania — 11th of 29: US$15.34 million
- Niger — 12th of 29: US$14.32 million
What this measures
Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 49 values
| Year | Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31,937,863 |
| 2023 | 47,717,322 |
| 2022 | 65,361,627 |
| 2021 | -523,356 |
| 2020 | 15,082,203 |
| 2019 | -65,747,060 |
| 2018 | -95,766,756 |
| 2017 | 146,663,618 |
| 2016 | -96,914,368 |
| 2015 | -115,177,611 |
| 2014 |
Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$886.24 million (2025)
- Benin — US$3.83 million (2023)
- Botswana — −US$83.25 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$8.15 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$80.21 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$49.76 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$9.06 million (2024)
- Comoros — −US$2.34 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$778.4 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$383.56 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Mauritius
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$12,315 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 457,076 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mauritius's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP)?
- US$31.94 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 527.63% from US$5.09 million in 1976 (3.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$374.94 million in 2007 and the lowest −US$370.23 million in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank?
- 10th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) unusual for Mauritius?
- In 2024, Mauritius' net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) fell US$15.78 million on 2023 (from US$47.72 million to US$31.94 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$1.1 million and a typical year strayed about US$200.38 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KAC.EOMS.CD, 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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