International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Euro area
Euro area: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 288.52 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Euro area, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 288.52 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Euro area peaked at 288.52 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 132.72 billion current US$, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Euro area, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 137.23 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 141.15 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 132.72 billion current US$ | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 138.91 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 146.98 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 139.47 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 138.69 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 145.95 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 176.94 billion current US$ | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 193.61 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 203.97 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 211.43 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 244.10 billion current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 270.82 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 242.90 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 236.57 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 259.62 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 242.09 billion current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 259.30 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 275.43 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 226.00 billion current US$ | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 233.80 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 260.93 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 286.53 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 288.52 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139.40 billion current US$ | 132.72 billion current US$ | 146.98 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 196.79 billion current US$ | 138.69 billion current US$ | 270.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 256.88 billion current US$ | 226.00 billion current US$ | 288.52 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 China 130.50 billion current US$ compare
- 2 Germany 38.75 billion current US$ compare
- 3 United States of America 35.81 billion current US$ compare
- 4 France 27.76 billion current US$ compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.70 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Euro area?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Euro area was 288.52 billion current US$ 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 288.52 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 132.72 billion current US$ in 1997.
- How does Euro area rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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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.