International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Israel
Israel: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 2.17 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Israel, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Israel stood at 2.17 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.1% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Israel peaked at 10.39 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.17 billion current US$, in 2020.
Israel ranks 46th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Israel, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.63 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.85 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 2.95 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.23 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 3.41 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 3.73 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 3.89 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.32 billion current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 3.34 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.66 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.15 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 4.29 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.92 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 4.97 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.50 billion current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 4.68 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.87 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.01 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.76 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 6.53 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 7.51 billion current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 8.21 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 8.98 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 9.97 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 10.39 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 billion current US$ | -79.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 2.17 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 1.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Israel's 2.17 billion current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Israel 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 | -79.1% | 10.39 billion current US$ | 2.17 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 billion current US$ | 2.63 billion current US$ | 3.41 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.08 billion current US$ | 3.32 billion current US$ | 4.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 billion current US$ | 4.68 billion current US$ | 10.39 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 billion current US$ | 2.17 billion current US$ | 2.17 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More private sector data for Israel
- Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 56.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 86.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 59.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 90.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,829 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Israel?
- International tourism, expenditures in Israel was 2.17 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Israel ranks 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.