Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius
Mauritius: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 2.17 billion current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius stood at 2.17 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius peaked at 2.17 billion current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 382.95 million current US$, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 91st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current US$ | 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 | 517.60 million current US$ | -74.4% |
| 2021 | 382.95 million current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 1.65 billion current US$ | +331.0% |
| 2023 | 2.17 billion current US$ | +31.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.17 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.17 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 245.75 million current US$, 8.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +331.0% | 382.95 million current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -74.4% | 2.02 billion current US$ | 517.60 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 | 1.18 billion current US$ | 382.95 million current US$ | 2.17 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mauritius was 2.17 billion current US$ in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 billion current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.95 million current US$ in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Mauritius ranks 91st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.