Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Least developed countries: International tourism, receipts

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
5.25 billion current US$
in 2018
Least developed countries
26.75 billion current US$
in 2019
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
32nd
Least developed countries rank
27th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 26.75 billion current US$ against 5.25 billion current US$ in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 21.49 billion current US$.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 5.1 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 32nd and Least developed countries ranks 27th of 195 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 350.40 million current US$ 2.85 billion current US$ 2.50 billion current US$ Least developed countries
2000s 1.47 billion current US$ 6.53 billion current US$ 5.07 billion current US$ Least developed countries
2010s 3.81 billion current US$ 18.89 billion current US$ 15.07 billion current US$ Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 26.75 billion current US$ against 5.25 billion current US$ in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Least developed countries?
21.49 billion current US$, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Least developed countries?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Least developed countries rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 32nd and Least developed countries ranks 27th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, receipts (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,930 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.