Mauritius Unemployment Rate
2004 - 2020 | Quarterly | % | Statistics Mauritius
Mauritius Unemployment Rate increased to 7.10 % in Mar 2020, from the previously reported number of 6.40 % in Dec 2019. Mauritius Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2004 to Mar 2020, with an average rate of 7.70 %. The data reached an all-time high of 9.80 % in Sep 2006 and a record low of 6.40 % in Dec 2019. The data is reported by reported by Statistics Mauritius.
In the latest reports, Mauritius Population reached 1.27 million people in Dec 2019. Monthly Earnings of Mauritius stood at 918.98 USD in Mar 2020. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 70.00 % in Jun 2020.
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| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 Mar 2020 | 6.40 Dec 2019 | 6.40 Dec 2019 | 9.80 Sep 2006 | % | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 11.80 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.70 Sep 2017 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Sep 2017 |
| Argentina (%) | 13.10 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Armenia (%) | 18.10 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Australia (%) | 7.00 Oct 2020 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Oct 2020 |
| Austria (%) | 5.52 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 6.94 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) | 4.30 2016 | yearly | 1991 - 2016 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2021 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.20 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) | 3.40 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 15.70 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | 18.72 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Brazil (%) | 14.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2021 |
| Brunei (%) | 8.37 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 5.20 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) | 0.10 2017 | yearly | 2007 - 2017 |
| Canada (%) | 8.90 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Oct 2020 |
| Chile (%) | 11.60 Oct 2020 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Oct 2020 |
| China (%) | 4.24 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Colombia (%) | 15.77 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Croatia (%) | 9.20 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) | 8.00 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.79 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 5.80 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Oct 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) | 4.96 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2020 |
| Egypt (%) | 7.20 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 7.70 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1989 - Sep 2020 |
| European Union (%) | 6.20 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2020 |
| Finland (%) | 8.20 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2020 |
| France (%) | 8.00 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2020 |
| Georgia (%) | 11.57 2019 | yearly | 1991 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) | 4.50 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.51 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Greece (%) | 16.80 Aug 2020 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 6.40 Oct 2020 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Oct 2020 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.30 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2020 |
| Iceland (%) | 5.60 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 7.07 2020 | yearly | 1984 - 2020 |
| Iran (%) | 10.60 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Ireland (%) | 7.30 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Israel (%) | 4.71 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2020 |
| Italy (%) | 8.99 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Dec 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 3.00 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Sep 2020 |
| Jordan (%) | 23.00 May 2020 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - May 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 5.00 Jul 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 4.00 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2021 |
| Kosovo (%) | 29.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) | 2.09 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 5.50 2019 | yearly | 1992 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 8.00 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) | 11.35 2018 | yearly | 2004 - 2018 |
| Lithuania (%) | 10.40 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 6.28 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 2.70 Jan 2021 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2021 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 16.14 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 5.40 May 2020 | monthly | Jan 2016 - May 2020 |
| Malta (%) | 4.60 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 3.26 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2020 |
| Moldova (%) | 4.22 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) | 7.57 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) | 19.00 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Morocco (%) | 12.20 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.24 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.80 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) | 4.90 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) | 27.11 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 5.20 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2020 |
| Oman (%) | 2.80 Oct 2020 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Oct 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.79 2018 | yearly | 1980 - 2018 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 23.40 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Panama (%) | 7.10 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (%) | 8.16 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2020 |
| Peru (%) | 16.43 Oct 2020 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Philippines (%) | 10.00 Jul 2020 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Jul 2020 |
| Poland (%) | 6.10 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Oct 2020 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.50 Oct 2020 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.70 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2021 |
| Russia (%) | 6.35 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 8.98 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Serbia (%) | 9.90 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Singapore (%) | 3.60 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) | 7.35 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) | 5.10 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2020 |
| South Africa (%) | 32.50 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Spain (%) | 16.13 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 5.20 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 8.91 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2020 |
| Switzerland (%) | 5.01 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.0 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 137.062 Jul 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jul 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 25.2 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2020 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 8,222.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 76.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MUR bn) | 145.997 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
| Public Debt: Domestic (MUR mn) | 270,674.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Public Debt: External (MUR mn) | 91,253.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Public Debt: General Government (MUR mn) | 327,708.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.879 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -205.9 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 132.8 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -22.7 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2021 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 3,372.743 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 31,801.890 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 612.349 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 338.7 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -13.0 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 140,085.594 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 11,138.733 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 47.746 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 15.188 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2.655 Nov 2020 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Nov 2020 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 65.467 Dec 2020 | monthly | Nov 1979 - Dec 2020 |
| Re-Exports: SITC (MUR mn) | 3,441.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2020 |
| Exports: Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) (MUR mn) | 5,299.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: SITC: ES: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (MUR mn) | 1,730.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: SITC: Estimates of Ships Stores and Bunkers (MUR mn) | 657.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: SITC: Exclusive Ships Stores and Bunkers (ES) (MUR mn) | 4,642.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: SITC: ES: Food and Live Animals (MUR mn) | 1,644.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: SITC: ES: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material (MUR mn) | 648.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 6.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 20.6 Jun 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2018 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 950.725 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 2005 - Feb 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 17,177.542 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jul 1976 - Feb 2021 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 17.4 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jul 1977 - Feb 2021 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Mar 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 6,462.5 Feb 2021 | monthly | Mar 1960 - Feb 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 58.583 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 20.2 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 669.907 Mar 2021 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 34,249.908 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 2005 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 16.1 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 2006 - Feb 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 15,533.3 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 2005 - Feb 2021 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 7.8 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 2006 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 9,904.449 Jan 2021 | monthly | Oct 2018 - Jan 2021 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 72.69 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2020 |
| Broad Money Liabilities: M3: M2: Deposit Liabilities (DL) (MUR mn) | 494,790.000 Oct 2018 | monthly | Oct 2017 - Oct 2018 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (USD mn) | 6,462.517 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2007 - Feb 2021 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -9.1 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2019 |
| Business Confidence Indicator: Manufacturing (% Point) | 143.597 Mar 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2018 |
| Business Confidence Indicator (% Point) | 11.200 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2018 |
| Business Confidence Indicator: Services (% Point) | 207.467 Mar 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2018 |
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