Mauritius: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the National Accounts and Balance of Payments Mission (March 24–28, 2025)
Technical Assistance Reports, October 10, 2025
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Bibliographic details
- Published: October 10, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229028639.019
Mission objective and participants
- Objective: Reconcile the statistical treatment of Global Business Corporations (GBCs) in the national accounts and the balance of payments.
- Participants: IMF mission, Statistics Mauritius, Bank of Mauritius.
- Mission dates: March 24–28, 2025.
Key findings
- Significant GDP discrepancies were identified between national accounts and balance of payments datasets.
- The discrepancies were found to arise mainly from:
- Survey coverage gaps.
- Methodological shortcomings in the measurement of output for the various types of GBCs.
- Measurement issues affected both output and investment income attribution for GBCs, undermining consistency across datasets.
Agreed actions and methodological revisions
- Both Statistics Mauritius and the Bank of Mauritius agreed to the mission’s proposals to:
- Revise the methodology used to compile output of GBCs.
- Revise the methodology used to compile investment income of GBCs.
- Purpose of revisions: strengthen accuracy and ensure consistency across national accounts and balance of payments datasets.
Subjects and themes covered
- Exports
- Financial institutions
- Income
- International trade
- Mutual funds
- National accounts
- Service exports
Content in this bundle
- Section I. Measurement of GBCs in the National Accounts and Balance of Payments