Relationship dossier
Japan
Mauritius
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through development assistance, maritime support and bilateral agreements
Japan toward Mauritius
+35Japan has provided development assistance and technical cooperation to Mauritius. After the 2020 Wakashio oil spill, Japan provided support for maritime safety and pollution response.
Mauritius toward Japan
+25Mauritius has pursued bilateral economic cooperation with Japan through investment and tax agreements. The extent of additional direct government cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+30Development assistance, post-spill maritime support and bilateral economic agreements form a cooperative foundation. The known initiatives are practical but do not establish a close or comprehensive partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Japan has provided development assistance and technical cooperation to Mauritius, including support for maritime safety and pollution response after the 2020 Wakashio oil spill. The countries have also pursued bilateral investment and tax agreements. These initiatives indicate practical cooperation, although the breadth and continuity of bilateral government activity are not fully clear.
Key developments
Japan provided support to Mauritius for maritime safety and pollution response following the Wakashio oil spill.
Japan and Mauritius pursued bilateral investment and tax agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral investment and tax arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of maritime and development cooperation are uncertain.