Mauritius - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Mauritius was $26,070,750 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $180,366,100 in 2012 and ($6,017,652) in 2003.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1976 ($448,999)
1977 ($756,738)
1978 ($162,251)
1979 ($2,536,418)
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $0
1987 $0
1988 $148,835
1989 $590,173
1990 $605,512
1991 $10,861,020
1992 $43,307,260
1993 $33,204,850
1994 $1,057,885
1995 $3,623,539
1996 $2,674,383
1997 $3,181,801
1998 $13,712,530
1999 $6,432,194
2000 $12,951,970
2001 $2,868,002
2002 $8,697,773
2003 ($6,017,652)
2004 $31,786,530
2005 $46,964,350
2006 $9,590,681
2007 $59,574,580
2008 $52,426,520
2009 $37,838,630
2010 $128,685,300
2011 $157,810,200
2012 $180,366,100
2013 $167,887,500
2014 $141,126,500
2015 $99,663,730
2016 $28,294,110
2017 $89,229,040
2018 $98,413,260
2019 $57,282,170
2020 $26,070,750

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Mauritius was 0.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 1.55 in 2012, while its lowest value was -0.21 in 1979.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1976 -0.06
1977 -0.09
1978 -0.02
1979 -0.21
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.01
1989 0.03
1990 0.02
1991 0.38
1992 1.34
1993 1.02
1994 0.03
1995 0.09
1996 0.06
1997 0.08
1998 0.33
1999 0.15
2000 0.28
2001 0.06
2002 0.18
2003 -0.10
2004 0.48
2005 0.72
2006 0.14
2007 0.73
2008 0.52
2009 0.41
2010 1.29
2011 1.37
2012 1.55
2013 1.38
2014 1.10
2015 0.85
2016 0.23
2017 0.67
2018 0.69
2019 0.41
2020 0.24

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Mauritius was ($2,833,609,000) as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $988,795,300 in 2011 and ($25,105,190,000) in 2017.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 ($3,591,994)
1977 ($3,026,951)
1978 ($4,543,039)
1979 ($4,280,206)
1980 ($1,171,221)
1981 ($671,401)
1982 ($1,747,520)
1983 ($1,623,072)
1984 ($4,927,417)
1985 ($7,965,040)
1986 ($7,425,913)
1987 ($17,160,760)
1988 ($23,590,300)
1989 ($35,213,650)
1990 ($40,434,710)
1991 ($6,516,611)
1992 $28,593,080
1993 $18,472,320
1994 ($18,930,570)
1995 ($15,069,320)
1996 ($33,986,950)
1997 ($52,096,050)
1998 $1,542,139
1999 ($42,921,000)
2000 ($252,689,300)
2001 $30,543,570
2002 ($23,375,340)
2003 ($68,648,320)
2004 $17,891,790
2005 $5,187,357
2006 ($97,167,380)
2007 ($281,189,300)
2008 ($325,298,200)
2009 ($218,842,100)
2010 ($13,843,290,000)
2011 $988,795,300
2012 ($5,670,164,000)
2013 ($1,203,801,000)
2014 ($20,368,990,000)
2015 ($4,506,902,000)
2016 ($8,085,687,000)
2017 ($25,105,190,000)
2018 ($1,455,993,000)
2019 ($3,545,224,000)
2020 ($2,833,609,000)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Mauritius was $245,941,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $589,018,300 in 2012 and ($27,675,570) in 2001.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $1,600,000
1971 $1,300,000
1972 $1,560,000
1973 $1,020,000
1974 $3,610,000
1975 $3,900,000
1976 $3,142,995
1977 $2,270,214
1978 $4,380,788
1979 $1,743,787
1980 $1,171,221
1981 $671,401
1982 $1,747,520
1983 $1,623,072
1984 $4,927,417
1985 $7,965,040
1986 $7,425,913
1987 $17,160,760
1988 $23,739,140
1989 $35,803,830
1990 $41,040,220
1991 $17,377,630
1992 $14,714,190
1993 $14,732,530
1994 $19,988,460
1995 $18,692,860
1996 $36,661,330
1997 $55,277,850
1998 $12,170,390
1999 $49,353,190
2000 $265,641,200
2001 ($27,675,570)
2002 $32,073,120
2003 $62,630,660
2004 $13,894,740
2005 $41,777,000
2006 $106,758,100
2007 $340,763,800
2008 $377,724,700
2009 $256,680,700
2010 $429,941,800
2011 $433,331,000
2012 $589,018,300
2013 $293,369,200
2014 $455,562,100
2015 $216,455,200
2016 $378,764,400
2017 $479,995,900
2018 $460,511,400
2019 $471,422,100
2020 $245,941,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Mauritius was 2.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 5.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was -0.60 in 2001.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1976 0.45
1977 0.28
1978 0.43
1979 0.14
1980 0.10
1981 0.06
1982 0.16
1983 0.15
1984 0.47
1985 0.74
1986 0.51
1987 0.91
1988 1.11
1989 1.64
1990 1.55
1991 0.61
1992 0.46
1993 0.45
1994 0.56
1995 0.46
1996 0.83
1997 1.32
1998 0.29
1999 1.14
2000 5.70
2001 -0.60
2002 0.66
2003 1.08
2004 0.21
2005 0.64
2006 1.52
2007 4.18
2008 3.78
2009 2.81
2010 4.30
2011 3.76
2012 5.05
2013 2.42
2014 3.56
2015 1.85
2016 3.10
2017 3.62
2018 3.25
2019 3.36
2020 2.25

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments