Inflation is accelerating
The rise in consumer prices accelerated at the end of the year in Mauritius, to reach 4,5% in December compared to December 2024. However, some commodities fell, like rice or flour. Vice versa, fresh beef and frozen mutton recorded significant increases, slightly less marked for entry-level fish and whole fresh chicken.
More than 1,4 million tourists
Mauritius has welcomed more than 1,4 million tourists in 2025, according to the first figures announced by the government, even before the publication of official data by Statistics Mauritius. Tourism revenue, in the same momentum, expected to exceed 100 billion rupees (environ 1,8 billion euros). At the end of the first eleven months of the year, 1,275 million arrivals were recorded (cruise passengers included). Continental Europe continues to represent almost two thirds of this flow, but the strongest growth comes from Indian markets, Chinese and Middle Eastern.
Growth estimated at 3,2% in 2025
The growth of the Mauritian economy reached 3,2% last year, according to first estimates from Statistics Mauritius. It is a clear decline compared to 2024 (+4,9 %). The primary sector generally shows good dynamism (+7,8 %) despite a decline of 8,6% of the sugar sector. Sugar production is estimated at 215,000 tonnes for 2025, compared to 225,000 tonnes the previous year. Growth in the manufacturing sector is around 1,5 %, like last year, with a further contraction in textile activity. In the food sector, growth estimated at 3,5% was driven by tourist attendance. The ICT sector and that of financial and insurance activities finally maintain a sustained rate of growth, at 5,1 % et 4,8 %.
