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Economy of Mauritius
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The economy of Mauritius is a mixed developing economy based on agriculture, exports, financial services, and tourism.[14] Since the 1980s, the government of Mauritius has sought to diversify the country's economy beyond its dependence on just agriculture, particularly sugar production.
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Currency | Mauritian rupee (MUR, Rs) |
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1 July – 30 June | |
Trade organisations | AU, AfCFTA, WTO, COMESA, SADC, IOC, IORA |
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4.7% (2020 est.)[7] | |
Population below poverty line | 8% (2006 est.)[6] |
36.8 medium (2017)[8] | |
Labour force | |
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Unemployment | ![]() |
Main industries | food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism |
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Export goods | clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish, primates (for research) |
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Import goods | manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals |
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FDI stock | |
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−0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[6] | |
Revenues | 2.994 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
Expenses | 3.038 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
Economic aid | $42 million (1997) |
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