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    Mauritius

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    Africa · #41 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    60.5▼ -1.5 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Mauritius scores 60.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #41 of 117 economies. That is down 1.5 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 79.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 38.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264852566064
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #63of 145 ranked economies▲ 8 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202461656975
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.98% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    176
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.29
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.04
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories23 of 50 made · 78% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods25 of 78 made · 49% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture26 of 200 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies14 of 104 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods8 of 73 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 52% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts7 of 155 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals7 of 157 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 8% of that cluster today, and 52% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals is the furthest: 4% made, and only 13% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 114 OF 176 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other footwear of rubber or plastics$42B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.64
    Womens overcoats, not knit$19B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.42
    Leather footwear$53B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.19
    Parts of footwear$9B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.23
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Other furnishing articles$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 408 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇧🇬Bulgaria61.3→🇯🇵Japan61.5→🇸🇰Slovakia61.8→🇧🇭Bahrain61.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    24organizations indexed across 5 types · 23 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    11
    Government bodies
    6
    Research organizations
    5
    investor
    1
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 24 indexed
    Mauritius Institute of Health
    Universities & research bodies · Pamplemousses · 1977
    Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Moka · 1953
    Flex (Mauritius)
    Corporate R&D · Port Louis · 1969
    The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    Research organizations · Port Louis · 1850
    African Network Information Center
    Research organizations · Ebene CyberCity · 2005
    Mediterrania Capital IV (MC IV)
    investor · Mauritius
    Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security
    Government bodies · Port Louis
    Government of Mauritius
    Government bodies · Port Louis
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    Mauritius: common questions

    What is Mauritius's IEPA score?
    Mauritius scores 60.5 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #41 of 117 economies.
    What is Mauritius's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 79.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Mauritius back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 38.8, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Mauritius compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Bulgaria (61.3), Japan (61.5), Slovakia (61.8), Bahrain (61.8).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Mauritius →