Breaking New Grounds

Mauritius economic success is earning the island wide scale international recognition

• In World Bank’s Doing Business Survey 2008 Mauritius ranks 1st in the African region and 17th out of 183 countries.
• The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal rank Mauritius 18th over a total of 157 countries in their World Index of Economic Freedom 2008.
• In Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009 of the World Economic Forum, Mauritius is ranked 57th in a list of 134 nations.
• In the AT Kearney Global Services Location Index 2007, the Mauritius global business platform is listed amongst the world’s top 25.
• In the Global Corruption Perceptions Index 2008 Mauritius ranks 41st out of 180 countries.
• In the International Property Rights Index 2008 Mauritius ranks 39th out of 115 countries.
• In the Press Freedom Index 2007 Mauritius ranks 25th out of 157 countries
• In the Democracy Index 2008 Economist Intelligence Unit Mauritius ranks 26th out of 167 countries.