International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: International tourism, expenditures was 659.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh, 1996–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 659.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
That represents a change of down 52.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh peaked at 1.39 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 251.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 251.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 314.00 million current US$ | +25.1% |
| 1998 | 294.00 million current US$ | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 375.00 million current US$ | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 471.00 million current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 341.00 million current US$ | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 309.00 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 389.00 million current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 442.00 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 371.00 million current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 481.00 million current US$ | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 530.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 735.00 million current US$ | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 651.00 million current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 835.00 million current US$ | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 819.00 million current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 889.00 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +47.1% |
| 2014 | 782.00 million current US$ | -40.2% |
| 2015 | 827.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 843.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 billion current US$ | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.39 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 659.00 million current US$ | -52.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 659.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 659.00 million current US$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 463.00 million current US$, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 308.50 million current US$ | 251.00 million current US$ | 375.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 472.00 million current US$ | 309.00 million current US$ | 735.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 billion current US$ | 782.00 million current US$ | 1.39 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 659.00 million current US$ | 659.00 million current US$ | 659.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh?
- International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh was 659.00 million current US$ 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 251.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Bangladesh rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.