International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 224.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Mauritius, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Mauritius is 224.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.9% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Mauritius peaked at 738.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 184.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Mauritius ranks 123rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 184.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 205.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 194.00 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 203.00 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 210.00 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 203.00 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 216.00 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 223.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 236.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 277.00 million current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 295.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 347.00 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 384.00 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 489.00 million current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 384.00 million current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 423.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 427.00 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 394.00 million current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 458.00 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 503.00 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 616.00 million current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 683.00 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 738.00 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 663.00 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 656.00 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 224.00 million current US$ | -65.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 224.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 65% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 224.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.9% | 656.00 million current US$ | 224.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 199.20 million current US$ | 184.00 million current US$ | 210.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 305.40 million current US$ | 203.00 million current US$ | 489.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 556.10 million current US$ | 394.00 million current US$ | 738.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.00 million current US$ | 224.00 million current US$ | 224.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Mauritius?
- International tourism, expenditures in Mauritius was 224.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 738.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 184.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Mauritius ranks 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.