Mauritius
Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Development: Statistics Mauritius

Total Tourist Arrivals 2020 YTD December

	2020	2019	% change
Air	279,325	1,338,235	-79.1%
Sea	29,655	45,253	-34.5%
Total	308,980	1,383,488	-77.7%

Total Tourist Arrivals by Market 2020 YTD December

		2020	% share	2019	% share	% change
1	France	79,510	25.7%	302,038	21.8%	-73.7%
2	Germany	36,047	11.7%	129,100	9.3%	-72.1%
3	Reunion Island	30,581	9.9%	137,570	9.9%	-77.8%
4	United Kingdom	22,687	7.3%	141,520	10.2%	-84.0%
5	South Africa, Rep. of	19,370	6.3%	118,556	8.6%	-83.7%
6	India	12,781	4.1%	75,673	5.5%	-83.1%
7	Italy	7,567	2.4%	41,991	3.0%	-82.0%
8	Switzerland	7,328	2.4%	42,045	3.0%	-82.6%
9	Austria	6,343	2.1%	18,390	1.3%	-65.5%
10	Czech Republic	6,066	2.0%	14,729	1.1%	-58.8%
11	Sweden	5,732	1.9%	13,215	1.0%	-56.6%
12	Russian Federation	5,191	1.7%	11,191	0.8%	-53.6%
13	People's Rep. of China	5,189	1.7%	42,740	3.1%	-87.9%
14	Saudi Arabia	4,982	1.6%	22,788	1.6%	-78.1%
15	Poland	4,146	1.3%	11,411	0.8%	-63.7%
16	Australia	3,073	1.0%	18,997	1.4%	-83.8%
17	Romania	2,657	0.9%	4,817	0.3%	-44.8%
18	USA	2,651	0.9%	10,407	0.8%	-74.5%
19	Malagasy Republic	2,553	0.8%	15,979	1.2%	-84.0%
20	Denmark	2,434	0.8%	7,388	0.5%	-67.1%
21	Belgium	2,310	0.7%	16,959	1.2%	-86.4%
22	Slovakia	2,301	0.7%	4,234	0.3%	-45.7%
23	Netherlands	2,206	0.7%	16,814	1.2%	-86.9%
24	Hungary	2,004	0.6%	4,061	0.3%	-50.7%
25	Canada	1,804	0.6%	8,011	0.6%	-77.5%
26	Israel	1,741	0.6%	3,082	0.2%	-43.5%
27	United Arab Emirates	1,587	0.5%	13,999	1.0%	-88.7%
28	Finland	1,559	0.5%	4,051	0.3%	-61.5%
29	Ukraine	1,533	0.5%	3,622	0.3%	-57.7%
30	Spain	1,523	0.5%	14,307	1.0%	-89.4%
	Other & Not Stated	23,524	7.6%	113,803	8.2%	-79.3%
	All countries	308,980	100.0%	1,383,488	100.0%	-77.7%

Stopover Arrivals by Month 2020

	2020	2019	% change
Jan	137,419	122,273	12.4%
Feb	111,560	115,613	-3.5%
Mar	55,863	114,419	-51.2%
Apr	10	108,565	-100.0%
May	20	96,814	-100.0%
Jun	9	92,398	-100.0%
Jul	45	115,448	-100.0%
Aug	317	107,275	-99.7%
Sep	369	100,837	-99.6%
Oct	1,149	129,018	-99.1%
Nov	1,177	128,730	-99.1%
Dec	1,042	152,098	-99.3%
YTD	308,980	1,383,488	-77.7%

Total Tourist Arrivals 2019

	2019	2018	% change
Air	1,338,235	1,359,688	-1.6%
Sea	45,253	39,720	13.9%
Total	1,383,488	1,399,408	-1.1%

Total Tourist Arrivals by Month 2019

	2019	2018	% change
Jan	122,273	120,974	1.1%
Feb	115,613	115,600	0.0%
Mar	114,419	119,841	-4.5%
Apr	108,565	104,967	3.4%
May	96,814	101,138	-4.3%
Jun	92,398	84,345	9.5%
Jul	115,448	115,881	-0.4%
Aug	107,275	109,471	-2.0%
Sep	100,837	102,849	-2.0%
Oct	129,018	134,052	-3.8%
Nov	128,730	132,247	-2.7%
Dec	152,098	158,043	-3.8%
YTD	1,383,488	1,399,408	-1.1%

Total Tourist Arrivals by Key Source Market 2019

		2019	% share	2018	% share	% change
1	France	302,038	21.8%	285,371	20.4%	5.8%
2	United Kingdom	141,520	10.2%	151,913	10.9%	-6.8%
3	Reunion Island	137,570	9.9%	138,439	9.9%	-0.6%
4	Germany	129,100	9.3%	132,780	9.5%	-2.8%
5	South Africa, Rep. of	118,556	8.6%	128,097	9.2%	-7.4%
6	India	75,673	5.5%	85,765	6.1%	-11.8%
7	People's Rep. of China	42,740	3.1%	65,736	4.7%	-35.0%
8	Switzerland	42,045	3.0%	41,080	2.9%	2.3%
9	Italy	41,991	3.0%	38,361	2.7%	9.5%
10	Saudi Arabia	22,788	1.6%	16,507	1.2%	38.1%
11	Australia	18,997	1.4%	20,949	1.5%	-9.3%
12	Austria	18,390	1.3%	18,572	1.3%	-1.0%
13	Netherlands	16,814	1.2%	16,419	1.2%	2.4%
14	Belgium	16,959	1.2%	15,727	1.1%	7.8%
15	Malagasy Republic	15,979	1.2%	14,365	1.0%	11.2%
16	Spain	14,307	1.0%	15,063	1.1%	-5.0%
17	Czech Republic	14,729	1.1%	14,254	1.0%	3.3%
18	United Arab Emirates	13,999	1.0%	12,058	0.9%	16.1%
19	Sweden	13,215	1.0%	15,539	1.1%	-15.0%
20	Poland	11,411	0.8%	10,806	0.8%	5.6%
21	Russian Federation	11,191	0.8%	11,007	0.8%	1.7%
22	USA	10,407	0.8%	10,525	0.8%	-1.1%
23	Canada	8,011	0.6%	7,747	0.6%	3.4%
24	Denmark	7,388	0.5%	7,418	0.5%	-0.4%
25	Seychelles	6,838	0.5%	5,370	0.4%	27.3%
	Other & Not Stated	130,832	9.5%	119,540	8.5%	9.4%
	All countries	1,383,488	100.0%	1,399,408	100.0%	-1.1%

Total Tourist Arrivals 2018

	2018	2017	% change
Air	1,359,862	1,312,295	3.6%
Sea	39,425	29,565	33.4%
Total	1,399,287	1,341,860	4.3%

Total Tourist Arrivals by Month 2018

	2018	2017	% change
Jan	120,974	124,362	-2.7%
Feb	115,600	105,049	10.0%
Mar	119,841	110,271	8.7%
Apr	104,967	111,432	-5.8%
May	101,138	96,557	4.7%
Jun	84,345	78,188	7.9%
Jul	115,881	112,347	3.1%
Aug	109,471	100,191	9.3%
Sep	102,849	96,282	6.8%
Oct	134,052	130,070	3.1%
Nov	132,126	121,496	8.7%
Dec	158,043	155,615	1.6%
Total	1,399,287	1,341,860	4.3%

Total Tourist Arrivals by Key Source Market 2018

		2018	% share	2017	% share	% change
1	France	285,271	20.4%	273,419	20.4%	4.3%
2	United Kingdom	151,846	10.9%	149,807	11.2%	1.4%
3	Reunion Island	138,439	9.9%	146,040	10.9%	-5.2%
4	Germany	132,815	9.5%	118,856	8.9%	11.7%
5	South Africa, Rep. of	128,091	9.2%	112,129	8.4%	14.2%
6	India	85,766	6.1%	86,294	6.4%	-0.6%
7	People's Rep. of China	65,739	4.7%	72,951	5.4%	-9.9%
8	Switzerland	41,084	2.9%	40,252	3.0%	2.1%
9	Italy	38,362	2.7%	35,101	2.6%	9.3%
10	Australia	20,948	1.5%	21,271	1.6%	-1.5%
11	Austria	18,577	1.3%	17,596	1.3%	5.6%
12	Saudi Arabia	16,507	1.2%	5,142	0.4%	221.0%
13	Netherlands	16,418	1.2%	13,269	1.0%	23.7%
14	Belgium	15,727	1.1%	16,420	1.2%	-4.2%
15	Sweden	15,539	1.1%	15,516	1.2%	0.1%
16	Spain	15,064	1.1%	15,252	1.1%	-1.2%
17	Malagasy Republic	14,365	1.0%	12,730	0.9%	12.8%
18	Czech Republic	14,254	1.0%	10,495	0.8%	35.8%
19	United Arab Emirates	12,058	0.9%	11,866	0.9%	1.6%
20	Russian Federation	11,006	0.8%	11,153	0.8%	-1.3%
21	Poland	10,805	0.8%	11,318	0.8%	-4.5%
22	USA	10,525	0.8%	9,655	0.7%	9.0%
23	Canada	7,751	0.6%	6,908	0.5%	12.2%
24	Denmark	7,418	0.5%	6,971	0.5%	6.4%
25	Korea Republic	7,204	0.5%	6,858	0.5%	5.0%
	Others & not stated	117,708	8.4%	114,591	8.5%	2.7%
	All countries	1,399,287	100.0%	1,341,860	100.0%	4.3%

Tourist Accommodation 2019
In September 2019 Mauritius had 110 hotels in operation offering 13,248 rooms. The large resort hotels achieved an average room occupancy of 72% in the first nine months of 2019 compared with 75% for the same nine months of 2018. Tourists stayed 10.8 nights on average during the same nine months of 2019.