Payments and e-commerce in Mauritius

Although still in its relatively early stages, e-commerce in Mauritius is growing [1]. To try and kickstart its online economy, the country’s government recently upgraded the fibre network from 10Mb/s to 30Mb/s [1]. Exactly two thirds of the population has Internet access, mainly through mobile providers [2]. Worth US$237 million in 2022, the e-commerce market is expected to increase to a value of US$397 million by 2025 [3].

Over 90% of the country’s adult population has a bank account. The digital payments market in Mauritius is small but growing fast, at an estimated rate of 18% a year to 2027 [3]. Any e-commerce strategy for Mauritius must include a plan for integrating local and alternative payment methods at the checkout. Given the preponderance of mobile-Internet connections, support for mobile-payment methods is particularly important.

1. https://www.privacyshield.gov/article?id=Mauritius-ECommerce
2. https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx
3. https://www.statista.com/outlook/dmo/ecommerce/mauritius