International tourism, expenditures in South Asia
South Asia: International tourism, expenditures was 36.80 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in South Asia, 2012–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in South Asia stood at 36.80 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
South Asia ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 27 Poland 5.55 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Malaysia 5.21 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Philippines 4.87 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.82 billion current US$ compare
- 31 New Zealand 4.60 billion current US$ compare
- 32 Vietnam 4.36 billion current US$ compare
- 33 Mexico 4.29 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for South Asia
- Merchandise trade 30.0% (2025)
- Food imports 5.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 864.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 510.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 433.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.4% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 59.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in South Asia?
- International tourism, expenditures in South Asia was 36.80 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.80 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.01 billion current US$ in 2012.
- How does South Asia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- South Asia ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.