Mauritius international reserves

Total reserves
$10.5B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
+2.2%
12-month change
+9.5%
High since 2000
$11.0B
June 2026

Monthly history (IMF)

$10.5 billion
September 2026+1,271.6% vs January 2000
$0M$2B$4B$6B$8B$10B$12BJan 2000May 2013Sep 2026

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$8.5B · 80.7%
  • Gold$1.7B · 15.9%
  • SDRs$299M · 2.9%
  • IMF reserve position$52M · 0.5%

Gold

Tonnes
12 t
Market value
$1.7B
Share of reserves
15.9%

Tonnes of gold in reserves

12.4 t
September 2026+546.9% vs January 2000
0 t2 t4 t6 t8 t10 t12 t14 tJan 2000May 2013Sep 2026

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 8,425
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
64.9%
Months of imports covered
10.4
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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