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Balance of Payment in Mauritius

The Balance of Payments (BOP) is a systematic record of a nation's total payments to foreign countries, including the price of imports and the outflow of capital and gold, along with the total receipts from abroad, including the price of exports and the inflow of capital and gold.
 
The overall balance of payments for the third quarter of 2009, excluding valuation changes, recorded a surplus of Rs 3,875 million.
 
Current Account
Provisional estimates for the third quarter of 2009 indicate that the current account deficit of the balance of payments narrowed to Rs 5,505 million from Rs. 8, 198 million registered in the third quarter of 2008.
 
Capital and Financial Account
The capital and financial account of the balance of payments, inclusive of reserve assets, recorded lower net inflows of Rs1, 752 million during the third quarter of 2009 compared to net inflows of Rs5, 760 million in the third quarter of 2008.
 
(Rs Million)
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
1 Current Account
-5,347
-10,356
-15745
-21964
A Goods and Services
-6887
-13,338
-23,827
-34519
Goods
-20041
-25690
-37,878
-55272
Exports
58371
68849
72,999
67844
Imports
-78412
-94539
-110,877
-123116
General Merchandise
-21209
-28210
-40,201
-58906
Credit
55501
63972
67,915
60951
Debit
-76710
-92182
-108,116
-119857
Goods procured in Ports by Carriers
1168
2520
2,323
3634
Credit
2870
4877
5,084
6893
Debit
-1702
-2357
-2,761
-3259
Non-monetary Gold
-189
-463
-458
-377
Services
13154
12352
14,051
20753
Credit
45278
48939
60,203
72856
Transportation
11429
11226
12,706
13180
Passenger
9440
9279
10,602
10957
Freight
814
847
645
855
Other
1175
1100
1,459
1368
Travel
24097
28571
36,243
43106
Business
10132
11250
12,896
15054
Personal
13965
17321
23,347
28052
Other Services
9752
9142
11,254
16570
Private
9426
8971
10,867
16306
Government
326
171
387
264
Debit
-32,124
-36587
-46,152
-52103
Transportation
-14054
-15942
-18,440
-18284
Passenger
-613
-611
-725
-947
Freight
-6656
-7680
-8,311
-9444
Other
-6785
-7651
-9,404
-7893
Travel
-7695
-8459
-11,442
-12006
Business
-398
-709
-443
-1121
Personal
-7297
-7750
-10,999
-10885
Other Services
-10375
-12186
-16,270
-21813
Private
-10176
-12010
-16,126
-21547
Government
-199
-176
-144
-266
B Income
-133
1341
5,057
8774
Credit
1803
7868
19350
26049
Compensation of Employees
19
23
21
21
Direct Investment Income
88
186
28
211
Portfolio Investment Income
60
130
180
346
Other Investment Income
1636
7529
19,121
25471
Monetary Authorities
1606
1226
2,071
2672
General Government
0
0
0
0
Other
30
6303
17,050
22799
Debit
-1936
-6527
-14,293
-17275
Compensation to Employees
-266
-278
-336
-334
Direct Investment Income
-471
-994
-2,547
-1880
Portfolio Investment Income
-279
-698
-1,124
-2047
Other Investment Income
-920
-4557
-10,286
-13014
Monetary Authorities
-16
-19
-15
-6
General Government
-229
-281
-277
-329
Other
-675
-4257
-9,994
-12679
C Current Transfers
1673
1641
3,025
3781
Credit
4885
4820
6745
8694
Private
4414
4265
6390
8279
Government
471
555
355
415
Debit
-3212
-3179
-3720
-4913
Private
-3034
-2953
-3583
-4783
Government
-178
-226
-137
-130
2. Capital and Financial Account
3386
4159
5,345
12571
D Capital Account
-28
-98
-50
-49
Migrants Transfers
-28
-98
-50
-49
E Financial Account
3414
4257
5,395
12620
Direct Investment
-887
578
6,610
6211
Abroad
-826
-986
-767
-2386
In Mauritius
-61
1564
7,377
8597
Portfolio Investment
-325
-1679
2,451
-3220
Assets
-1135
-2674
-3,126
-3230
Equity Securities
-1009
-2674
-3,126
-3230
Debt Securities
-126
0
0
0
Liabilities
810
995
5,577
10
Equity Securities
624
1320
1,066
2114
Debt Securities
186
-325
4,511
-2104
Other Investment
1493
2339
2,937
18739
Assets
-6210
-8846
-16,341
-39698
General Government
0
0
0
0
Banks
-5087
-7105
-13,523
-39486
Other Sectors:Long-term
0
0
0
0
Other Sectors-Short –term
-1123
-1741
-2,818
-212
Liabilities
7703
11185
19,278
58437
General Government
212
-824
1,579
1500
Banks
1136
1409
16
43639
Other Sectors: Long-term
-957
-987
2,484
557
Other Sectors-short-term
7312
11587
15,199
12741
Reserve Assets
3133
3019
-6603
-9110
Monetary Gold
0
0
0
0
Special Drawing Rights
-16
-19
-15
-14
Reserve Position in the Fund
-44
490
231
-4
Foreign Exchange
3192
2548
-6819
-9093
Other Claims
1
0
0
0
3. Net Errors and Omissions
1961
6197
10,400
9393

Last Updated on: 19-04-2010


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