Migrant remittance inflows in Mauritius
Mauritius: Migrant remittance inflows was 249.03 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
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$, in 1994.
Mauritius ranks 17th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156.00 million current US$ | 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
More trade data for Mauritius
- Net long-term borrowing -326.71 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 13.69 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Lead time to export, median case 1 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 514.60 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 673.84 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 121.74 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 326,825 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 321.50 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 12.14 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 45,144 FAO, tonnes (2010)
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,