International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Tunisia
Tunisia: International tourism, expenditures was 407.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Tunisia stood at 407.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 54.2% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Tunisia peaked at 954.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 266.00 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Tunisia 99th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 294.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 282.00 million current US$ | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 266.00 million current US$ | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 271.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 276.00 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 310.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 322.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 303.00 million current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 355.00 million current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 427.00 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 452.00 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 498.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 530.00 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 555.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 478.00 million current US$ | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 611.00 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 678.00 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 673.00 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 768.00 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 770.00 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 767.00 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 823.00 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 871.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 954.00 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 889.00 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 407.00 million current US$ | -54.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 407.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 407.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -54.2% | 889.00 million current US$ | 407.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 277.80 million current US$ | 266.00 million current US$ | 294.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 423.00 million current US$ | 303.00 million current US$ | 555.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 780.40 million current US$ | 611.00 million current US$ | 954.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 407.00 million current US$ | 407.00 million current US$ | 407.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More private sector data for Tunisia
- Merchandise trade 86.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Tunisia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia was 407.00 million current US$ 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 954.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 266.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Tunisia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Tunisia ranks 99th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.