Mauritius - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1964 - 2022
Mauritius's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 10.77%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2022).
Definition
The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.- Mauritius's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2022 was 10.774%, a 167.44% increase from 2021, with a +6 difference.
- In 2021 it was 4.029%, a 56.10% increase from 2020, with a +1 difference.
- In 2020 it was 2.581%, a 536.21% increase from 2019.
- In 2019 it was 0.406%, a -87.39% increase from 2018.
- In 2018 it was 3.216%, a -12.30% increase from 2017.
Measure: Percent
Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values
The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Mauritius is currently 7.1401% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of 0.3163% in 1971 and a highest value of 41.9995% in 1980.
Mauritius's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
| Year | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Average Growth Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1.896% | |
| 1965 | 1.786% | -5.80% |
| 1966 | 2.505% | 40.29% |
| 1967 | 1.879% | -25.01% |
| 1968 | 6.977% | 271.41% |
| 1969 | 2.315% | -66.82% |
| 1970 | 1.542% | -33.40% |
| 1971 | 0.316% | -79.48% |
| 1972 | 5.396% | 1,605.72% |
| 1973 | 13.451% | 149.28% |
| 1974 | 29.116% | 116.46% |
| 1975 | 14.738% | -49.38% |
| 1976 | 12.956% | -12.09% |
| 1977 | 9.172% | -29.20% |
| 1978 | 8.545% | -6.84% |
| 1979 | 14.466% | 69.29% |
| 1980 | 42% | 190.33% |
| 1981 | 14.462% | -65.57% |
| 1982 | 11.416% | -21.06% |
| 1983 | 5.589% | -51.04% |
| 1984 | 7.389% | 32.20% |
| 1985 | 6.699% | -9.34% |
| 1986 | 1.633% | -75.63% |
| 1987 | 0.519% | -68.23% |
| 1988 | 9.159% | 1,665.68% |
| 1989 | 12.67% | 38.33% |
| 1990 | 13.488% | 6.46% |
| 1991 | 7.001% | -48.09% |
| 1992 | 4.644% | -33.67% |
| 1993 | 10.518% | 126.51% |
| 1994 | 7.323% | -30.37% |
| 1995 | 6.029% | -17.67% |
| 1996 | 6.551% | 8.65% |
| 1997 | 6.833% | 4.31% |
| 1998 | 6.811% | -0.33% |
| 1999 | 6.909% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 4.199% | -39.22% |
| 2001 | 5.389% | 28.34% |
| 2002 | 6.419% | 19.11% |
| 2003 | 3.921% | -38.92% |
| 2004 | 4.71% | 20.13% |
| 2005 | 4.937% | 4.81% |
| 2006 | 8.914% | 80.54% |
| 2007 | 8.827% | -0.97% |
| 2008 | 9.732% | 10.25% |
| 2009 | 2.516% | -74.15% |
| 2010 | 2.932% | 16.54% |
| 2011 | 6.522% | 122.43% |
| 2012 | 3.852% | -40.94% |
| 2013 | 3.543% | -8.02% |
| 2014 | 3.218% | -9.19% |
| 2015 | 1.287% | -60.02% |
| 2016 | 0.978% | -24.01% |
| 2017 | 3.667% | 275.07% |
| 2018 | 3.216% | -12.30% |
| 2019 | 0.406% | -87.39% |
| 2020 | 2.581% | 536.21% |
| 2021 | 4.029% | 56.10% |
| 2022 | 10.774% | 167.44% |
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Comparison with Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
Among countries in the same World Bank Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region, Mauritius comes in 17th with 10.774% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same region, Liberia comes in 7th with 23.564%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Malawi comes in 8th with 20.954%.
- Nigeria comes in 9th with 18.847%.
- Burundi comes in 10th with 18.801%.
- Sao Tome and Principe comes in 11th with 18.006%.
- Rwanda comes in 12th with 17.689%.
- Burkina Faso comes in 13th with 14.29%.
- Botswana comes in 14th with 11.666%.
- Gambia, The comes in 15th with 11.513%.
- Zambia comes in 16th with 10.993%.
- Guinea comes in 18th with 10.493%.
- Mozambique comes in 19th with 10.279%.
- Senegal comes in 20th with 9.697%.
- Mauritania comes in 21st with 9.525%.
- Guinea-Bissau comes in 22nd with 9.394%.
- Seychelles comes in 23rd with 8.277%.
- Lesotho comes in 24th with 8.272%.
- Madagascar comes in 25th with 8.161%.
- Togo comes in 26th with 7.968%.
- And Kenya comes in 27th with 7.657%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
Top 10 Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 138.81% | 2022 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 104.70% | 2022 |
| 3 | Ghana | 31.26% | 2022 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 27.21% | 2022 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 26.84% | 2021 |
| 6 | Angola | 25.75% | 2021 |
| 7 | Liberia | 23.56% | 2018 |
| 8 | Malawi | 20.95% | 2022 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 18.85% | 2022 |
| 10 | Burundi | 18.80% | 2022 |
Comparison with Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
Among countries in the same World Bank Upper middle income (UMI) group, Mauritius comes in 17th with 10.774% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same income group, North Macedonia comes in 7th with 14.205%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Bosnia and Herzegovina comes in 8th with 14.021%.
- Azerbaijan comes in 9th with 13.852%.
- Montenegro comes in 10th with 13.04%.
- Palau comes in 11th with 12.353%.
- Serbia comes in 12th with 11.982%.
- Georgia comes in 13th with 11.898%.
- Botswana comes in 14th with 11.666%.
- Kosovo comes in 15th with 11.581%.
- Tonga comes in 16th with 10.971%.
- Jamaica comes in 18th with 10.35%.
- Colombia comes in 19th with 10.177%.
- Paraguay comes in 20th with 9.766%.
- Brazil comes in 21st with 9.28%.
- Dominican Republic comes in 22nd with 8.811%.
- Armenia comes in 23rd with 8.641%.
- Peru comes in 24th with 8.334%.
- Costa Rica comes in 25th with 8.275%.
- Kazakhstan comes in 26th with 8.042%.
- And Mexico comes in 27th with 7.896%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela, RB | 254.949% | 2016 |
| 2 | Turkiye | 72.309% | 2022 |
| 3 | Suriname | 52.446% | 2022 |
| 4 | Moldova | 28.737% | 2022 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 15.325% | 2022 |
| 6 | Belarus | 15.210% | 2022 |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 14.205% | 2022 |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.021% | 2022 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 13.852% | 2022 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 13.040% | 2022 |
| 11 | Palau | 12.353% | 2022 |
| 12 | Serbia | 11.982% | 2022 |
| 13 | Georgia | 11.898% | 2022 |
| 14 | Botswana | 11.666% | 2022 |