The Global Financial Centres Index 38 – September 2025
Economic Development • Financial Services
The latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 38) reaffirms Mauritius’ status as a leading International Financial Centre (IFC) in the region. GFCI 38, which evaluates the competitiveness of financial centres worldwide, includes 120 centres in its main index. The rankings were derived from 140 instrumental factors combined with 28,549 financial centre assessments provided by 4,877 respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire.
Performance of Mauritius in the GFCI 38
Mauritius has registered a commendable improvement in the GFCI 38 rankings, moving to 52nd place globally with a rating of 707, up from 58th position and a rating of 694 in GFCI 37. Notably, Mauritius has shown consistent progress over the past five editions of the index, rising steadily from 68th position in GFCI 34 to 52nd in GFCI 38, as demonstrated in Figure 1 below.
Regional Performance
In the Middle East & African region, Mauritius has strengthened its standing, now ranking 3rd, just behind Dubai and Abu Dhabi, compared to 4th place previously in the GFCI 37.
Within the African landscape, Mauritius asserts itself as the continent’s premier IFC. ‘The performance of Mauritius performance in GFCI 38 positions the jurisdiction ahead of regional peers, including Casablanca (56th), Kigali (65th), and Johannesburg (94th), while other African centres such as Cape Town, Nairobi, and Lagos recorded declines.
Importantly, Mauritius now leads the Africa region, an achievement that underscores its growing recognition as a trusted and competitive IFC. This outcome reflects the strength of Mauritius’ financial ecosystem, its adherence to international regulatory standards, and its strategic role as a gateway for investment flows into Africa.
