International tourism, expenditures in Austria
Austria: International tourism, expenditures was 5.55 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Austria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.55 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.1% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Austria peaked at 14.11 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.55 billion current US$, in 2020.
Austria ranks 26th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Austria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.69 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11.78 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.67 billion current US$ | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 10.40 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.52 billion current US$ | -27.7% |
| 2000 | 7.00 billion current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 7.41 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.74 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.76 billion current US$ | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 10.81 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 11.08 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.34 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.63 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.88 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 14.11 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 13.92 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.55 billion current US$ | -60.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.55 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 4.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.55 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -60.1% | 13.92 billion current US$ | 5.55 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.41 billion current US$ | 7.52 billion current US$ | 11.78 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.97 billion current US$ | 7.00 billion current US$ | 11.08 billion current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.78 billion current US$ | 11.34 billion current US$ | 14.11 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.55 billion current US$ | 5.55 billion current US$ | 5.55 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Austria?
- International tourism, expenditures in Austria was 5.55 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.11 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Austria ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.