International tourism, receipts in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourism, receipts was 518.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Mauritius, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Mauritius stood at 518.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 74.4% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Mauritius peaked at 2.16 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 518.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 105th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 616.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 705.00 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 666.00 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 672.00 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 718.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 732.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 820.00 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 829.00 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 960.00 million current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 1.19 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 1.82 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.39 billion current US$ | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 1.58 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.81 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.78 billion current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.59 billion current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.82 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 2.00 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.16 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 2.02 billion current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 518.00 million current US$ | -74.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 518.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.50 million current US$, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 518.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.00 million current US$, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -74.4% | 2.02 billion current US$ | 518.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 675.40 million current US$ | 616.00 million current US$ | 718.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.19 billion current US$ | 732.00 million current US$ | 1.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 billion current US$ | 1.58 billion current US$ | 2.16 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 518.00 million current US$ | 518.00 million current US$ | 518.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 102 Venezuela 546.00 million current US$ compare
- 103 Belarus 542.00 million current US$ compare
- 104 Kuwait 524.00 million current US$ compare
- 105 Uganda 518.00 million current US$ compare
- 107 British Virgin Islands 484.00 million current US$ compare
- 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 438.00 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Mauritius?
- International tourism, receipts in Mauritius was 518.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 518.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Mauritius ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.