International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in IDA total
IDA total: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 44.68 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in IDA total, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in IDA total stood at 44.68 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in IDA total peaked at 44.68 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.79 billion current US$, in 2005.
IDA total ranks 22nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.79 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 17.82 billion current US$ | +51.1% |
| 2007 | 23.32 billion current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 30.59 billion current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 23.27 billion current US$ | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 27.13 billion current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 30.11 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 30.47 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 30.95 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 31.98 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 33.73 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 27.14 billion current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 32.75 billion current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 40.20 billion current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 44.68 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.36 billion current US$ | 11.79 billion current US$ | 30.59 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.92 billion current US$ | 27.13 billion current US$ | 44.68 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 19 Saudi Arabia 9.07 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Australia 7.65 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Netherlands 7.44 billion current US$ compare
- 22 Japan 6.74 billion current US$ compare
- 23 Kuwait 6.70 billion current US$ compare
- 24 Nigeria 6.61 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Brazil 6.49 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 177.73 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 141.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in IDA total?
- International tourism, expenditures in IDA total was 44.68 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 44.68 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.79 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does IDA total rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- IDA total ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.