International tourism, expenditures in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: International tourism, expenditures was 887.82 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 887.82 billion current US$ 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 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 887.82 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 375.75 billion current US$, in 1995.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 375.75 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 391.09 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 387.37 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 395.14 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 401.74 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 407.68 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 391.94 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 406.05 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 455.21 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 522.09 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 555.82 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 572.52 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 645.29 billion current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 697.82 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 632.69 billion current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 679.90 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 749.42 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 755.28 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 766.91 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 794.48 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 721.58 billion current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 747.28 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 815.00 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 879.27 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 887.82 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 390.22 billion current US$ | 375.75 billion current US$ | 401.74 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 528.71 billion current US$ | 391.94 billion current US$ | 697.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 779.69 billion current US$ | 679.90 billion current US$ | 887.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Post-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, expenditures in Post-demographic dividend was 887.82 billion current US$ 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 887.82 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 375.75 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.