International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 494.48 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 494.48 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 494.48 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 107.66 billion current US$, in 2000.
That places IDA & IBRD total 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 107.66 billion current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 112.02 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 119.40 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 127.53 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 155.41 billion current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 178.02 billion current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 203.68 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 247.08 billion current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 290.91 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 260.81 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 310.60 billion current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 349.59 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 382.89 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 423.90 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 436.62 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 397.94 billion current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 385.57 billion current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 444.38 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 476.26 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 494.48 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180.25 billion current US$ | 107.66 billion current US$ | 290.91 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 410.22 billion current US$ | 310.60 billion current US$ | 494.48 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 3 Canada 41.25 billion current US$ compare
- 4 France 31.19 billion current US$ compare
- 5 Hong Kong 26.50 billion current US$ compare
- 6 Singapore 25.35 billion current US$ compare
- 7 China 21.36 billion current US$ compare
- 8 South Korea 16.70 billion current US$ compare
- 9 India 15.78 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.14 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total?
- International tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total was 494.48 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 494.48 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.66 billion current US$ in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.