International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 205.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritius, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 205.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 64.5% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritius peaked at 669.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 159.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Mauritius 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 176.60 million current US$ | 159.00 million current US$ | 187.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 282.00 million current US$ | 182.00 million current US$ | 452.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 508.10 million current US$ | 366.00 million current US$ | 669.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 104 Gabon 232.00 million current US$ compare
- 105 Haiti 217.00 million current US$ compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 214.00 million current US$ compare
- 107 Côte d’Ivoire 205.00 million current US$ compare
- 109 Democratic Republic of the Congo 204.00 million current US$ compare
- 110 Kenya 196.00 million current US$ compare
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)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 30.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritius?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mauritius was 205.00 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 for travel items recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 669.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Mauritius ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.