International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 13.06 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries peaked at 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.96 billion current US$, in 1997.
That places Least developed countries 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.96 billion current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 2.97 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.07 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 3.34 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 3.15 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.17 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.47 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 4.11 billion current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 5.17 billion current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 6.91 billion current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 8.08 billion current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 8.92 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 8.18 billion current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 8.95 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 9.83 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 10.17 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.68 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.05 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.32 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.73 billion current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 11.79 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 12.83 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 13.06 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.00 billion current US$ | 2.96 billion current US$ | 3.07 billion current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.45 billion current US$ | 3.15 billion current US$ | 8.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 billion current US$ | 8.95 billion current US$ | 13.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 33 Mexico 4.29 billion current US$ compare
- 34 Norway 4.23 billion current US$ compare
- 35 Iraq 4.17 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Thailand 3.68 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Portugal 3.54 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Czechia 3.50 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Romania 3.47 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Least developed countries
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 15.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 376.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 83.48 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 19.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 311.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 54.31 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 256.54 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries?
- International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries was 13.06 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 billion current US$ in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.