Mauritius Trade Deficit Largest in 10 Months

2025-12-17 10:14 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Mauritius’ trade deficit widened to MUR 22.1 billion in October 2025, from MUR 19 billion in the same month a year earlier.

This marked the largest trade gap since December 2024, as imports rose by 9.7% year-on-year to MUR 31.2 billion, primarily driven by higher purchases of food and live animals (41.0%), mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (5.1%), and machinery and transport equipment (1.9%).

Imports from major suppliers increased significantly, particularly from China (14.2%), India (17.4%), and France (39.4%).

Meanwhile, exports declined by 5% year-on-year to MUR 9.1 billion, largely reflecting lower shipments of food and live animals (-16.9%), beverages and tobacco (-27.0%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (-8.9%), and machinery and transport equipment (-5.2%).

Among key trading partners, exports to France fell by 19.2%, shipments to Madagascar plunged by 39.0%, and exports to the UK dropped by 19.0%.



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