International tourism, expenditures in Turkey
Turkey: International tourism, expenditures was 1.64 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Turkey, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1.64 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 69.4% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Turkey peaked at 6.07 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.64 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Turkey 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Turkey, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.56 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 3.52 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.25 billion current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.06 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.82 billion current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 5.37 billion current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 4.58 billion current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 5.02 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 5.33 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.63 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.70 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.87 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.07 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 5.35 billion current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.64 billion current US$ | -69.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.64 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 4.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.64 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -69.4% | 5.35 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 billion current US$ | 3.52 billion current US$ | 5.06 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.47 billion current US$ | 4.58 billion current US$ | 6.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Turkey?
- International tourism, expenditures in Turkey was 1.64 billion current US$ 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.