International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 466.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 466.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 73.8% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritius peaked at 1.89 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 430.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Mauritius 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490.20 million current US$ | 430.00 million current US$ | 543.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 908.40 million current US$ | 542.00 million current US$ | 1.45 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 billion current US$ | 1.28 billion current US$ | 1.89 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 466.00 million current US$ | 466.00 million current US$ | 466.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 89 Senegal 496.00 million current US$ compare
- 90 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 473.00 million current US$ compare
- 91 Lithuania, Republic of 470.00 million current US$ compare
- 93 Kazakhstan, Republic of 459.00 million current US$ compare
- 94 Haiti 450.00 million current US$ compare
- 95 Oman 441.00 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$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritius?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mauritius was 466.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 430.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Mauritius ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.