Mauritius - Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Mauritius was 30.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 67.99 in 2001, while its lowest value was 30.00 in 2020.

Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1976 50.77
1977 48.81
1978 43.22
1979 42.67
1980 51.17
1981 44.73
1982 47.16
1983 46.64
1984 48.67
1985 53.53
1986 60.50
1987 64.57
1988 64.72
1989 64.20
1990 64.96
1991 62.31
1992 59.30
1993 58.24
1994 56.72
1995 58.66
1996 63.59
1997 61.46
1998 65.68
1999 63.80
2000 61.09
2001 67.99
2002 61.61
2003 56.01
2004 53.32
2005 59.02
2006 58.44
2007 55.87
2008 51.07
2009 47.68
2010 51.24
2011 52.44
2012 53.79
2013 48.42
2014 48.85
2015 47.86
2016 44.25
2017 42.45
2018 40.96
2019 38.47
2020 30.00

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts