International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in High income
High income: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 959.67 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in High income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
High income recorded 959.67 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in High income peaked at 959.67 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 401.45 billion current US$, in 1995.
High income ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 401.45 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 418.11 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 414.46 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 419.94 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 425.58 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 432.45 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 417.29 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 431.12 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 476.22 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 545.94 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 585.52 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 609.75 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 689.49 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 741.16 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 673.11 billion current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 723.19 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 788.35 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 800.86 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 818.26 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 859.84 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 794.03 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 815.71 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 882.42 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 950.12 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 959.67 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 415.91 billion current US$ | 401.45 billion current US$ | 425.58 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 560.20 billion current US$ | 417.29 billion current US$ | 741.16 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 839.25 billion current US$ | 723.19 billion current US$ | 959.67 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in High income?
- International tourism, expenditures in High income was 959.67 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 959.67 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 401.45 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does High income rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.