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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 2.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 18.24 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.73
1961	0.00
1962	0.00
1963	0.00
1964	0.00
1965	0.80
1966	0.58
1968	1.42
1969	1.94
1970	1.22
1971	0.33
1972	0.72
1973	1.03
1974	0.66
1975	0.33
1976	2.21
1977	4.48
1978	4.87
1979	11.71
1980	13.00
1981	16.12
1982	17.11
1983	18.24
1984	15.03
1985	13.27
1986	7.14
1987	6.84
1988	4.76
1989	6.47
1990	5.95
1991	4.76
1992	2.11
1993	1.29
1994	2.76
1995	3.97
1996	4.35
1997	3.42
1998	3.77
1999	4.93
2000	5.67
2001	6.08
2002	7.71
2003	8.18
2004	10.65
2005	13.94
2006	9.02
2007	3.34
2008	2.09
2009	1.89
2010	2.01

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Mauritius was 4,401,936,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,651,461,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 67,680,100 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	69,699,100
1961	68,040,100
1962	67,767,100
1963	69,951,100
1964	81,669,100
1965	77,133,100
1966	69,972,100
1967	77,001,100
1968	75,798,100
1969	67,680,100
1970	75,582,100
1971	84,106,300
1972	119,029,000
1973	168,297,000
1974	309,148,000
1975	331,806,000
1976	360,349,000
1977	446,793,000
1978	499,534,000
1979	573,874,000
1980	609,000,000
1981	563,000,000
1982	464,000,000
1983	441,000,000
1984	471,000,000
1985	523,000,000
1986	676,000,000
1987	993,000,000
1988	1,261,000,000
1989	1,325,000,000
1990	1,618,000,000
1991	1,558,000,000
1992	1,625,000,000
1993	1,715,000,000
1994	1,930,000,000
1995	1,976,000,000
1996	2,289,000,000
1997	2,189,000,000
1998	2,073,000,000
1999	2,247,000,000
2000	2,093,000,000
2001	1,986,580,000
2002	2,159,140,000
2003	2,363,380,000
2004	2,770,950,000
2005	3,157,000,000
2006	3,626,739,000
2007	3,893,634,000
2008	4,651,461,000
2009	3,732,726,000
2010	4,401,936,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 39.77 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 76.94 in 1988, while its lowest value was 39.27 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	70.03
1961	57.81
1962	54.98
1963	58.88
1964	58.52
1965	64.80
1966	64.44
1967	61.99
1968	61.68
1969	55.42
1970	66.96
1971	68.34
1972	68.71
1973	67.77
1974	68.59
1975	65.31
1976	65.38
1977	68.69
1978	68.06
1979	65.94
1980	68.21
1981	71.28
1982	72.42
1983	74.02
1984	73.44
1985	74.73
1986	75.47
1987	74.95
1988	76.94
1989	72.82
1990	72.51
1991	67.44
1992	65.21
1993	62.48
1994	65.90
1995	63.07
1996	62.30
1997	61.73
1998	61.11
1999	61.99
2000	54.95
2001	55.30
2002	55.59
2003	55.00
2004	54.32
2005	59.96
2006	56.80
2007	45.43
2008	39.27
2009	42.51
2010	39.77

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 48.63 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 49.29 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.02 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	18.86
1961	9.86
1962	15.31
1963	13.07
1964	8.02
1965	19.87
1966	21.77
1967	24.50
1968	20.51
1969	29.37
1970	20.77
1971	18.28
1972	19.61
1973	20.20
1974	20.16
1975	21.82
1976	21.19
1977	16.99
1978	16.99
1979	16.04
1980	13.73
1981	14.97
1982	14.69
1983	13.27
1984	15.04
1985	14.46
1986	13.07
1987	15.09
1988	13.39
1989	16.19
1990	14.77
1991	16.94
1992	17.71
1993	20.48
1994	17.92
1995	20.17
1996	21.01
1997	21.70
1998	24.34
1999	24.06
2000	26.77
2001	27.13
2002	27.27
2003	28.60
2004	30.75
2005	28.57
2006	33.00
2007	44.05
2008	49.29
2009	46.00
2010	48.63

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 20.77 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.40 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.88 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	11.11
1961	3.03
1962	7.20
1963	6.17
1964	0.88
1965	12.67
1966	13.79
1967	16.95
1968	13.25
1969	17.24
1970	11.74
1971	9.45
1972	8.84
1973	5.48
1974	8.49
1975	8.99
1976	8.66
1977	7.25
1978	7.46
1979	4.73
1980	4.65
1981	6.75
1982	8.55
1983	8.18
1984	8.92
1985	8.90
1986	8.01
1987	8.83
1988	6.89
1989	9.30
1990	7.65
1991	8.36
1992	8.95
1993	11.05
1994	7.82
1995	8.06
1996	8.71
1997	8.69
1998	11.49
1999	12.33
2000	14.42
2001	14.27
2002	15.08
2003	15.18
2004	16.49
2005	17.38
2006	15.54
2007	18.48
2008	19.58
2009	21.40
2010	20.77

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 1.45 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 1.45 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.27 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1998	0.27
1999	0.31
2000	0.37
2001	0.49
2002	0.35
2003	0.51
2004	0.27
2005	0.27
2006	0.33
2007	0.52
2008	0.91
2009	1.07
2010	1.45

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 2.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.39 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.00
1961	0.00
1962	0.00
1963	0.00
1964	0.00
1965	0.00
1966	0.00
1967	0.00
1968	0.43
1969	0.03
1970	0.13
1971	0.02
1972	0.11
1973	0.04
1974	0.02
1975	0.10
1976	0.40
1977	0.57
1978	0.11
1979	0.25
1980	0.53
1981	0.48
1982	0.29
1983	1.34
1984	0.95
1985	0.32
1986	0.18
1987	0.57
1988	0.74
1989	1.13
1990	1.09
1991	1.56
1992	1.65
1993	1.04
1994	1.09
1995	1.87
1996	1.16
1997	1.20
1998	1.58
1999	1.38
2000	1.36
2001	1.67
2002	2.10
2003	2.00
2004	1.97
2005	1.82
2006	1.31
2007	1.77
2008	2.39
2009	2.18
2010	2.01

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 1.21 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 9.15 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	3.22
1961	2.58
1962	3.83
1963	3.08
1964	2.88
1965	3.33
1966	3.63
1967	3.84
1968	3.70
1969	6.80
1970	4.67
1971	5.03
1972	6.82
1973	5.82
1974	9.00
1975	9.15
1976	7.37
1977	4.87
1978	2.62
1979	4.78
1980	1.87
1981	0.90
1982	1.53
1983	0.17
1984	0.31
1985	0.34
1986	0.26
1987	0.17
1988	0.11
1989	0.13
1990	0.42
1991	0.51
1992	0.39
1993	0.70
1994	0.41
1995	0.40
1996	0.19
1997	0.43
1998	0.21
1999	0.39
2000	0.40
2001	0.99
2002	1.08
2003	1.05
2004	1.17
2005	0.99
2006	1.08
2007	1.02
2008	1.21
2009	1.67
2010	1.21

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 23.19 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 25.21 in 2008, while its lowest value was 2.54 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.53
1961	4.25
1962	4.29
1963	3.82
1964	4.26
1965	3.87
1966	4.35
1967	3.71
1968	2.99
1969	3.93
1970	4.18
1971	3.66
1972	3.64
1973	8.72
1974	2.54
1975	3.49
1976	4.65
1977	4.19
1978	6.31
1979	6.09
1980	6.31
1981	5.97
1982	3.85
1983	3.21
1984	4.31
1985	4.52
1986	4.53
1987	5.27
1988	5.55
1989	5.55
1990	5.50
1991	5.88
1992	6.50
1993	7.43
1994	8.08
1995	9.50
1996	10.40
1997	11.10
1998	10.79
1999	9.65
2000	10.23
2001	9.70
2002	8.65
2003	9.85
2004	10.86
2005	8.11
2006	14.74
2007	22.26
2008	25.21
2009	19.69
2010	23.19

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 11.55 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 18.28 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.65 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	10.67
1961	9.71
1962	12.71
1963	10.57
1964	8.65
1965	15.07
1966	13.35
1967	12.85
1968	15.53
1969	15.19
1970	12.24
1971	13.36
1972	11.62
1973	11.96
1974	11.22
1975	12.82
1976	13.40
1977	14.30
1978	14.91
1979	17.98
1980	18.01
1981	13.68
1982	12.81
1983	12.62
1984	11.45
1985	10.71
1986	11.35
1987	9.94
1988	9.39
1989	10.06
1990	12.63
1991	15.10
1992	16.40
1993	16.29
1994	14.39
1995	14.03
1996	14.75
1997	14.94
1998	14.54
1999	13.92
2000	18.28
2001	17.57
2002	17.14
2003	16.22
2004	14.50
2005	11.24
2006	10.14
2007	10.50
2008	11.39
2009	11.43
2010	11.55

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 0.05 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 24.81 in 1964, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.44
1961	22.61
1962	17.00
1963	17.47
1964	24.81
1965	0.27
1966	0.44
1967	0.66
1968	2.28
1969	0.02
1970	0.04
1971	0.01
1972	0.06
1973	0.07
1974	0.03
1975	0.05
1976	0.03
1977	0.02
1978	0.04
1979	0.05
1980	0.05
1981	0.07
1982	0.08
1983	0.09
1984	0.07
1985	0.11
1986	0.11
1987	0.03
1988	0.27
1989	0.93
1990	0.09
1991	0.52
1992	0.68
1993	0.75
1994	1.78
1995	2.73
1996	1.93
1997	1.63
1998	0.01
1999	0.03
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.17
2004	0.43
2005	0.22
2006	0.07
2007	0.03
2008	0.05
2009	0.05
2010	0.05

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Mauritius was $4,236,052,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,645,447,000 in 2008 and $64,048,000 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$68,400,000
1961	$65,900,000
1962	$65,300,000
1963	$68,100,000
1964	$79,800,000
1965	$75,000,000
1966	$68,900,000
1967	$75,500,000
1968	$70,200,000
1969	$64,048,000
1970	$72,746,000
1971	$83,081,000
1972	$120,176,000
1973	$171,061,000
1974	$308,948,000
1975	$331,527,000
1976	$358,777,000
1977	$446,313,000
1978	$496,850,000
1979	$566,506,000
1980	$613,970,000
1981	$554,229,000
1982	$463,216,000
1983	$440,233,000
1984	$471,831,000
1985	$522,404,000
1986	$676,016,000
1987	$993,360,000
1988	$1,298,509,000
1989	$1,324,151,000
1990	$1,620,096,000
1991	$1,557,853,000
1992	$1,624,344,000
1993	$1,717,983,000
1994	$1,923,569,000
1995	$1,976,439,000
1996	$2,294,564,000
1997	$2,264,298,000
1998	$2,184,496,000
1999	$2,248,462,000
2000	$2,088,157,000
2001	$1,996,290,000
2002	$2,165,878,000
2003	$2,389,641,000
2004	$2,779,856,000
2005	$3,165,257,000
2006	$3,639,675,000
2007	$3,864,605,000
2008	$4,645,447,000
2009	$3,702,218,000
2010	$4,236,052,000

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Mauritius was 11.55 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 18.28 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.65 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	10.67
1961	9.71
1962	12.71
1963	10.57
1964	8.65
1965	15.07
1966	13.35
1967	12.85
1968	15.53
1969	15.19
1970	12.24
1971	13.36
1972	11.62
1973	11.96
1974	11.22
1975	12.82
1976	13.40
1977	14.30
1978	14.91
1979	17.98
1980	18.01
1981	13.68
1982	12.81
1983	12.62
1984	11.45
1985	10.71
1986	11.35
1987	9.94
1988	9.39
1989	10.06
1990	12.63
1991	15.10
1992	16.40
1993	16.29
1994	14.39
1995	14.03
1996	14.75
1997	14.94
1998	14.54
1999	13.92
2000	18.28
2001	17.57
2002	17.14
2003	16.22
2004	14.50
2005	11.24
2006	10.14
2007	10.50
2008	11.39
2009	11.43
2010	11.55

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports