Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Mauritius
Mauritius: Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per was 49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
25th
of 168 countries
All-time high
177,465 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
-9,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in 2023.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Mauritius peaked at 177,465 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, -9,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Mauritius 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,931 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 23,870 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1963 | 31,918 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1964 | 11,220 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -64.8% |
| 1965 | 10,536 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 20,550 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +95.1% |
| 1967 | 24,023 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 49,775 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +107.2% |
| 1969 | 25,084 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1970 | 24,386 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 33,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1972 | 32,742 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 37,916 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 62,748 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 58,257 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 34,006 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 1977 | 41,146 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1978 | 68,674 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 1979 | 42,565 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1980 | 40,726 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 73,564 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 1982 | 66,488 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 56,637 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 47,030 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 38,291 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 59,251 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 1987 | 59,762 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 51,128 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 49,541 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 68,146 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1991 | 49,611 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 33,362 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1993 | 20,303 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1994 | 11,961 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1995 | 14,468 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 14,015 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 31,089 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +121.8% |
| 1998 | 29,884 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 32,169 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 16,871 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2001 | 17,635 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 20,285 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2003 | -9,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -149.0% |
| 2004 | 20,080 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -301.9% |
| 2005 | 17,544 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 10,647 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2007 | 35,450 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +233.0% |
| 2008 | 54,076 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2009 | 80,834 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2010 | 66,637 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 93,150 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2012 | 93,761 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 74,688 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 20,684 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 2015 | 46,860 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +126.6% |
| 2016 | 25,371 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2017 | 8,473 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -66.6% |
| 2018 | 37,167 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +338.6% |
| 2019 | 13,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -63.5% |
| 2020 | 177,465 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1209.2% |
| 2021 | 116,576 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 42,131 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -63.9% |
| 2023 | 49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,433 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 11.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,937 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 12.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per 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 | +1209.2% | 13,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 177,465 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +338.6% | 8,473 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 37,167 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,434 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10,536 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 49,775 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,545 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 24,386 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 68,674 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,242 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 38,291 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 73,564 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,501 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 11,961 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 68,146 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,348 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 80,834 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,035 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,473 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 93,761 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,302 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 42,131 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 177,465 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 22 Rwanda 58,423 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Syria 55,560 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55,088 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Bangladesh 44,475 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Samoa 42,872 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Haiti 41,568 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Mauritius?
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Mauritius was 49,036 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 177,465 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -9,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Mauritius rank for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per?
- Mauritius ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.