Mauritius Foreign Reserves
Total reserves including gold FI.RES.TOTL.CD
Mauritius's foreign reserves was $8.2B in 2025, ranked 82nd globally. This represents a 3.4% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1960–2025.
Overview
Mauritius's foreign reserves stood at $8.2B in 2025, a decline of +$291.4M from 2024. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach $8.2B by 2025. Mauritius ranked 82nd globally.
Mauritius’ foreign reserves have expanded dramatically from a modest 17,120,000.00 in 1960 to 8,214,722,301.38 in 2025, placing the island nation at rank 82 globally. The reserve stock surged after the 1967 trough of 13,280,000.00, reflecting successive balance‑of‑payments surpluses and prudent fiscal management, and reached an all‑time high of 8,562,656,039.82 in 2021 before a slight decline. Compared with peer economies, Mauritius’ 2025 level is marginally below Tunisia’s 8,904,807,706.67 and Belarus’s 8,943,509,756.77, yet exceeds Honduras’s 7,760,692,018.27, indicating a competitive reserve position in the mid‑range of its peers. The upward trajectory over 66 years underscores resilience to external shocks, but future changes in global trade patterns, commodity prices, or capital flow volatility could alter the growth path, making continued diversification and sound macro‑policy essential to sustain reserve accumulation.
Data & projection
| Year | Foreign Reserves | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027* trend | $8.4B | - | - |
| 2026* trend | $8.3B | - | - |
| 2025* trend | $8.2B | - | - |
| 2025 | $8.2B | −$291.4M | #82 |
| 2024 | $8.5B | +$1.3B | #77 |
| 2023 | $7.2B | −$544.9M | #83 |
| 2022 | $7.8B | −$769.8M | #85 |
| 2021 | $8.6B | +$1.3B | #83 |
| 2020 | $7.3B | −$71.4M | #86 |
| 2019 | $7.4B | +$1.0B | #81 |
| 2018 | $6.4B | +$368.8M | #84 |
| 2017 | $6.0B | +$1.0B | #87 |
| 2016 | $5.0B | +$702.4M | #86 |
| 2015 | $4.3B | +$338.8M | #87 |
| 2014 | $3.9B | +$430.1M | #95 |
| 2013 | $3.5B | +$437.8M | #97 |
| 2012 | $3.1B | +$277.8M | #100 |
| 2011 | $2.8B | +$156.6M | #99 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Mauritius matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2022. Historically, 72% of countries showing this pattern (278 out of 386) saw foreign reserves improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Mauritius's foreign reserves was $8.2B in 2025. Ranked 82nd globally. This represents a 3.4% decrease from the previous year.
Mauritius's foreign reserves peaked at $8.6B in 2021.
The lowest foreign reserves in Mauritius was $13.3M in 1967.
Mauritius ranks 82nd globally in foreign reserves as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is FI.RES.TOTL.CD. Data sourced from World Bank.
Mauritius's foreign reserves is projected to reach $8.2B by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
Mauritius's foreign reserves was approximately 8.21 billion ($8.2B) in 2025.
The foreign reserves of Mauritius in 2025 was $8.2B. This ranks 82nd in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_mauritius_reserves,
title = {Mauritius Foreign Reserves},
url = {https://historysaid.com/mauritius/reserves/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}