International tourism, receipts in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourism, receipts was 12.9% 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 % of total exports.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 12.9% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.9% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Mauritius peaked at 37.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 50th of 183 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 | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.2% | — |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.4% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 27.9% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 28.2% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 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, receipts in Mauritius?
- International tourism, receipts in Mauritius was 12.9% 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 37.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Mauritius ranks 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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 (% of total exports). 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. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.