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United States sent about $4.89M in remittances to Mauritius in 2017. In 2019, remittances made up about 1.24% of Mauritius’s GDP, according to data from the World Bank Group.
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Remittance to Mauritius by the numbers
Data on remittances includes transfers sent through money transfer services, banks and similar services. Examples of these types of providers can be found in our money transfer comparison table.
Top 5 countries that send money to Mauritius
This table uses World Bank Group data from 2017.
Country
Amount sent
United Kingdom
$75.65M
France
$70.39M
Australia
$46.03M
Canada
$17.87M
Italy
$14.95M
Top 5 countries that Mauritius sends money to
This table uses World Bank Group data from 2017.
Country
Amount received
China
$137.36M
India
$42.56M
France
$36.83M
Madagascar
$2.23M
Germany
$1.45M
Remittances to and from Mauritius by year
As global and domestic circumstances change, many countries find their incoming and outgoing remittances shifting year by year. Use our table and graph to get an idea of whether remittances to Mauritius are trending up or down, based on data from at least the last decade.
Mauritius’s outgoing remittances from 2009 to 2018
This table uses World Bank Group data from 2018.
Year
Mauritius outgoing remittances (in millions)
2009
$50,723.00M
2010
$50,776.00M
2011
$50,556.00M
2012
$52,652.00M
2013
$55,669.00M
2014
$58,882.00M
2015
$61,859.00M
2016
$64,705.00M
2017
$67,390.00M
2018
$68,472.00M
Mauritius's incoming remittances from 2010 to 2019
This table uses World Bank Group data from 2019.
Year
Mauritius incoming remittances (in millions)
2010
$5,930.00M
2011
$6,104.00M
2012
$6,303.00M
2013
$6,613.00M
2014
$6,503.00M
2015
$6,578.00M
2016
$6,330.00M
2017
$6,126.00M
2018
$6,668.00M
2019
$6,881.38M
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Bottom line
Global economies shift over time, so the country that might be the largest remittance sender to Mauritius this year may not be the largest next year. If you’re looking to send money to loved ones or businesses in Mauritius, compare your options to save both money and time.
Source: World Bank Migrations and Remittances Data, November 2017
Raphael Martins is a producer at Finder who analyzes and brings data to life for our readers. Working toward a degree in computer engineering and with several IT-related courses under his belt, Raph loves to create tools that make our pages richer and more helpful to making financial decisions. When he's not working, he's still a geek on the lookout for new TV shows, music or something to read to get his imagination going.
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