International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Benin
Benin: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 94.00 million current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Benin, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Benin stood at 94.00 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 203.2% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Benin peaked at 94.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.00 million current US$, in 2000.
Benin ranks 136th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 29.00 million current US$ | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 16.00 million current US$ | -44.8% |
| 1998 | 20.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 26.00 million current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2000 | 12.00 million current US$ | -53.8% |
| 2001 | 17.00 million current US$ | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 20.00 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 21.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 29.00 million current US$ | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 27.00 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 34.00 million current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 72.00 million current US$ | +111.8% |
| 2008 | 64.00 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 53.00 million current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 57.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 53.00 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 43.00 million current US$ | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 39.00 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 54.00 million current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 62.00 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 64.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 50.00 million current US$ | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 31.00 million current US$ | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 94.00 million current US$ | +203.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 94.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 94.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +203.2% | 31.00 million current US$ | 94.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.20 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.90 million current US$ | 12.00 million current US$ | 72.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.70 million current US$ | 31.00 million current US$ | 94.00 million current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 133 Curacao 102.00 million current US$ compare
- 134 Brunei 97.00 million current US$ compare
- 135 Paraguay 96.00 million current US$ compare
- 137 Maldives 92.00 million current US$ compare
- 138 Mozambique 90.00 million current US$ compare
- 139 Botswana 89.00 million current US$ compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 89.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Benin?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Benin was 94.00 million 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 for travel items recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 94.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.00 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Benin ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.