Average inflation measured by CPI rose 462% to 2.55% in Mauritius in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Mauritius reached an all time high of 33.0% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.316% in 1971. When compared to Mauritius's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Comoros amounted to 3.00%, 4.30% in Madagascar, 0.371% in Maldives and 3.90% in Seychelles in 2020.
Mauritius has been ranked 88th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Comoros | % | -0.176% | 11.4% | 8.38% | 1.23% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
India | % | 5.51% | 6.89% | 5.14% | 4.36% | 4.13% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 1.56% | 4.63% | 5.50% | 3.17% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 6.11% | 7.38% | 6.64% | 5.13% | 5.07% | ||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | % | 5.82% | 9.80% | 8.00% | 7.45% | 6.90% | ||||||||||||||||
Maldives | % | 0.213% | 4.27% | 4.36% | 2.00% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritius | % | 4.04% | 10.2% | 6.09% | 5.57% | 4.43% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 5.69% | 11.3% | 8.59% | 8.16% | 6.65% | ||||||||||||||||
Seychelles | % | 9.77% | 4.11% | 3.33% | 1.50% | 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 2.31% | 5.54% | 3.00% | 2.01% | 1.48% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 4.56% | 6.74% | 5.14% | 4.73% | 4.53% | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | % | 5.96% | 48.2% | 29.5% | 5.98% | 5.87% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 3.72% | 4.87% | 4.22% | 4.44% | 4.37% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 3.69% | 3.96% | 5.33% | 4.47% | 3.95% |