International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 83.57 billion current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 83.57 billion current US$, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 91.52 billion current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.04 billion current US$, in 1999.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.44 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 21.12 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 21.55 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 18.98 billion current US$ | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 16.04 billion current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 18.18 billion current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 19.56 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 21.90 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 24.43 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 32.13 billion current US$ | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 36.16 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 39.59 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 46.60 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 54.68 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 47.98 billion current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 55.31 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 64.33 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 77.22 billion current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 91.52 billion current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 88.92 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 71.02 billion current US$ | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 60.29 billion current US$ | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 73.41 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 80.75 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 83.57 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.83 billion current US$ | 16.04 billion current US$ | 21.55 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.12 billion current US$ | 18.18 billion current US$ | 54.68 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.63 billion current US$ | 55.31 billion current US$ | 91.52 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 19 Kuwait 6.70 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Australia 6.49 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Sweden 6.14 billion current US$ compare
- 22 Denmark 5.64 billion current US$ compare
- 23 Nigeria 5.55 billion current US$ compare
- 24 Hong Kong, China 5.52 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Japan 5.45 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 83.57 billion current US$ 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.52 billion current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.04 billion current US$ in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.