Convert 1 AUD to MUR

The lowdown on the Mauritian rupee

Economical Influences on the Mauritian Rupee

If you are considering converting AUD to MUR, it’s good to get a snapshot of how the economy may influence the Mauritian rupee.

Since achieving independence in 1968, Mauritius has managed to transform from a small agricultural-based economy to a diversified upper middle-income economy.¹

With growing industrial, financial and tourism sectors, Mauritius has achieved steady growth over the past decades resulting in increased longevity, more streamlined income distribution and improved infrastructure.¹

Mauritius relies heavily on its exports for economic growth; however appreciation of the Mauritian rupee often negatively affects the export industry due to competition with cheaper markets.²

Mauritian Rupee Historical Exchange Rate

Due to Mauritius’ steadily- growing economy, fluctuation of the rupee has been minimal during the past five years.¹

In September 2014 1 Australian dollar would have bought you around 29.68086 MUR; by December that same year, this had dropped to approximately 25.51804 MUR.³

The MUR remained stable over the following year trading at 24.47342 per Australian dollar in September 2015 and 24.72876 in January 2016.³)

Small fluctuations meant that by March 2017 1 AUD would buy you just over 27 MUR.³

Following this generally positive trajectory, in September 2018 the AUD was trading at around 24.48348 MUR and as of 1 October 2018 the AUD is trading at 25.09853 MUR.³

Learn more about the Mauritian rupee before you travel to the Mauritius and create a currency rate alert and we’ll let you know when the rupee hits your ideal rate!

^Sources:

^{1. Central Intelligence Agency - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html}

^{2. Defimedia - https://defimedia.info/stronger-rupee-affects-exports}

^{3. XE - https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=AUD&to=MUR&view=5Y}

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