Libya vs World: International tourism, expenditures

Libya
10.8%
in 2018
World
6.0%
in 2019
Libya rank
20th
World rank
19th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Libya
  • World
2.557.51012.5199520072019

How they compare

Libya currently reports 10.8% against 6.0% in World, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was World ahead.

Libya ranks 20th and World ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya World Difference Ahead
1990s 5.1% 7.2% 2.1% World
2000s 7.1% 6.2% 0.9% Libya
2010s 7.6% 5.6% 2.0% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Libya or World?
Libya, at 10.8% against 6.0% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Libya and World?
4.8%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Libya and World rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Libya ranks 20th and World ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.