Textile and Manufacturing
- GDP contribution of 13.1% (2017), of which:
- Food processing (including seafood): 35.5%
- Textile and apparel: 28.7%
- Sugar processing: 1.1%
- Others : 34.7%
- Employment : approx. 97 600
Tourism and Real Estate
- GVA contribution (Real Estate): 5.9%
- GVA contribution (Construction): 4.3%
- GVA contribution (Tourism): 7.1%
- Gross earnings from tourism: MUR 60.3 billion
- Tourist arrivals: 1,341, 860
ICT-BPO industry
- GDP contribution: 5.6% (2017)
- 800 companies
- Employment: approx. 24,000
- Internet penetration: 98.7%
- Mobile penetration: 145%
Education
- GDP contribution: 4.8% (2017)
- Gross Tertiary Enrolment Ratio: 46.6% (2016)
- Total employment: 26,680 (2017)
- Pre-primary schools: 883
- Primary schools: 318
- Secondary schools: 176
- Training institutions: 507
- Publicly-funded tertiary educational institutions: 10
- Private tertiary educational institutions: 41
Healthcare
- GDP contribution: 4.4% (2017)
- Number of players: 29 (public and private hospitals and clinics)
- Total employment: approx. 8500 (doctors, dentists, pharmacists, qualified nurses and midwives)
- Foreign Patients: more than 18,000 in 2016
Logistics and Freighting
- GDP contribution (Transportation and Storage): 6.4% (2017)
- Employment: over 3,500 (2017)
Agro-Industry
- GDP contribution: 3.5% (2017)
- Domestic Export: MUR 22 billion
- Employment: 41,200 (2017)
Lifesciences
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical Devices
- Clinical and Pre-clinical Research
- Nutraceuticals
- Biotechnology : turnover in excess of MUR 2.3 billion
- More than 1000 trials carried out on cosmetic and pharmaceutical products
- Number of players: 25
- Total employment: 1,275
Ocean Economy
- GDP Contribution: 4% (exclusive of coastal tourism)
- Maritime zone of 2.3 million km2, equivalent to the territory of Spain, Germany, Italy, France and United Kingdom combined
- Investment: MUR 2000 million (FDI)
- Domestic Export: MUR 15 billion
- Employment: 20,000
- Seabed exploration for hydrocarbon and minerals
The island’s diversified economy comprises the following. Click to learn more!
- Textile & Manufacturing
- Tourism & Real Estate
- Financial Services
- ICT-BPO Industry
- Education
- Healthcare
- Logistics & Freighting
- Agro-Industry
- Lifesciences
- Ocean Economy