Migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius
Mauritius: Migrant remittance inflows was 249.03 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
249.03 million current US$
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
17th
of 50 countries
All-time high
249.03 million current US$
in 2011
All-time low
118.00 million current US$
in 1994
Years of data
18
1994–2011
Migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius, 1994–2011
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 249.03 million current US$ for migrant remittance inflows in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius peaked at 249.03 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 118.00 million current US$, in 1994.
Mauritius ranks 17th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 118.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 132.00 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 160.00 million current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 168.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 180.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 178.00 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 177.00 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 215.00 million current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 215.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 211.17 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 226.41 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 249.03 million current US$ | +10.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 249.03 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 177.85 million current US$, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 249.03 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.49 million current US$, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156.00 million current US$ | 118.00 million current US$ | 180.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 210.82 million current US$ | 177.00 million current US$ | 215.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 237.72 million current US$ | 226.41 million current US$ | 249.03 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 373.48 million current US$ compare
- 15 Liberia 359.99 million current US$ compare
- 16 Togo 336.60 million current US$ compare
- 18 Benin 184.60 million current US$ compare
- 19 Cape Verde 177.85 million current US$ compare
- 20 Mozambique 156.83 million current US$ compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.53 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.8 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 88.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.31 (2025)
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 295.33 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0246 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius was 249.03 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 249.03 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.00 million current US$ in 1994.
- How does Mauritius rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Mauritius ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,