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# [MAURITIUS] GDP: growth slows to 3% as national accounts are revised upward
- URL: https://businessoi.media/en/maurice-pib-la-croissance-ralentit-a-3-et-les-comptes-nationaux-sont-revises-a-la-hausse-en/
- Published: 2026-10-02T02:48:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T02:48:50.000Z
- Description: Statistics Mauritius revises national accounts with 2023 as the new base year. 2026 growth projected at 3%, nominal GDP at Rs 873 billion. Finance, ICT and transport lead growth while investment contracts by 1.1%.
- Author: Emmanuel TAOCHY
- Tags: Maurice, Économie, Revue matinale, #en

**Statistics Mauritius published its latest estimates on 1 October 2026: the island's growth is expected at 3% this year, slightly down from 3.5% in 2025\. The headline news, however, lies elsewhere — the statistical office is undertaking a landmark revision of national accounts, shifting the reference year from 2018 to 2023.**

## A revision that resets the benchmarks

The updated base year incorporates new sectoral data and a revised methodology. The result: the 2023 GDP has been revised upward by Rs 58 billion, a 9.1% correction, raising the estimate from Rs 637 billion to Rs 695 billion. Nominal GDP for 2026 is now projected at Rs 873.1 billion, up from Rs 810.3 billion in 2025\. This technical revision does not change the economic reality on the ground, but it recalibrates key ratios — debt-to-GDP, deficit-to-GDP — and adjusts the island's creditworthiness profile in the eyes of financial partners.

## The sectors driving growth

Gross value added is expected to grow by 3.1% in 2026\. Information and communication technology leads with +5%, followed by transport and storage (+4.8%) and financial and insurance activities (+4.7%). Wholesale and retail trade grows by 3%. These figures confirm Mauritius's sustained shift toward high-value services — a strategic pivot initiated a decade ago that continues to hold firm.

## Investment: the key concern

Total investment is projected to contract by 1.1% in real terms in 2026, with public investment down by 2.3%. This pullback, in a context of fiscal consolidation, could weigh on productive capacity over the medium term. For businesses, the signal is clear: domestic demand will not be the primary engine this year, making export and regional markets the preferred horizons.

## Why it matters

At 3%, Mauritius maintains a positive trajectory in an uncertain global environment. But the investment contraction and growth slowdown call for vigilance. The revision of national accounts also resets benchmarks for foreign investors and rating agencies — including the newly launched AfCRA in Port Louis, which will need to incorporate this revised data into its initial continental assessments.