Mauritius: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 22, 2025
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- Published: December 22, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029902.002
Overview
- Presents the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module for Mauritius, including the Response by the Authorities and the Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework.
- Main conclusions emphasize a strong legal foundation for official statistics, broad alignment with international statistical standards, and generally sound data accuracy and reliability, alongside targeted areas for enhancement.
Legal and Institutional Framework
- Mauritius’ Statistics Act provides a strong legal foundation for official statistics.
- Reforms underway aim to further enhance:
- independence,
- transparency, and
- data integrity.
- Recommended enhancements include:
- strengthening the professional independence of the Statistics Mauritius Director,
- modernizing provisions for data sharing,
- improving access to administrative data.
Data Quality, Standards, and Sources
- Macroeconomic statistics are broadly aligned with international statistical standards across all major domains.
- Foundation for data accuracy and reliability is supported by:
- long time series,
- regular publications,
- broadly adequate source data.
- Some areas for improvement remain (specific domains and measures are detailed in the full assessments).
User Feedback and Governance
- Users of Mauritius statistics expressed overall satisfaction with the quality of official statistics.
- Users emphasized the importance of strengthening:
- independence of the statistical system, and
- governance arrangements to safeguard credibility and transparency.
Key Recommendations and Policy Actions
- Strengthen professional independence of the Statistics Mauritius Director.
- Modernize legal and operational provisions for data sharing and access to administrative data.
- Continue reforms to enhance transparency and data integrity across the statistical system.
- Maintain and build on existing practices that support long time series, regular publications, and source-data adequacy.
Source: Mauritius: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module (IMF Staff Country Report No. 2025/342, December 22, 2025).
Content in this bundle
- 1. Data Quality Assessment Framework—Summary Results