Mauritius Country Growth and Jobs Report : Riding the Next Wave - Rewiring Institutions, Infrastructure, and Incentives

Overview & Synopsis

Mauritius has achieved remarkable development gains since independence, moving from a sugar-dependent, low-income economy to a diversified upper-middle-income country through two sustained, export-led growth waves. But that model is losing momentum. As fiscal pressures rise, the population ages, competitiveness weakens, and productivity gains fail to generate enough good jobs, Mauritius urgently needs a new wave of sustained growth acceleration - one driven by a decisive shift toward higher value-added activities, especially modern services, that can sustain productivity growth and create more and better jobs.