International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 35.38 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 35.38 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 35.38 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.28 billion current US$, in 2000.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.06 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 13.88 billion current US$ | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 12.71 billion current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 11.18 billion current US$ | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 10.02 billion current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 9.28 billion current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 9.79 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 10.74 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 12.24 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 15.24 billion current US$ | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 16.77 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 19.62 billion current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 23.89 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 30.69 billion current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 24.82 billion current US$ | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 23.86 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 25.45 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 24.48 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.80 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 27.10 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.36 billion current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 26.25 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 31.12 billion current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 34.99 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 35.38 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.77 billion current US$ | 10.02 billion current US$ | 13.88 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.31 billion current US$ | 9.28 billion current US$ | 30.69 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.88 billion current US$ | 23.86 billion current US$ | 35.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 26 Brazil 5.39 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Poland 5.20 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Austria 4.90 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Malaysia 4.82 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.69 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Philippines 4.57 billion current US$ compare
- 32 Iraq 4.17 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Merchandise trade 100.1% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,615 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4919 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Central Europe and the Baltics was 35.38 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 35.38 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 billion current US$ in 2000.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.