International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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$, in 1995.
That places Mauritius 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 430.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 504.00 million current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 478.00 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 496.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 543.00 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 542.00 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 623.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 612.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 697.00 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 856.00 million current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 871.00 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 billion current US$ | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 1.28 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 1.48 billion current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.48 billion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 billion current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.43 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.89 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.78 billion current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 466.00 million current US$ | -73.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 466.00 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 466.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116.00 million current US$, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 | -73.8% | 1.78 billion current US$ | 466.00 million current US$ |
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
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 52.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (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.