International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 7.97 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 7.97 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 7.97 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.63 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.63 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.88 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.85 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.09 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 2.15 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.14 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.11 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.45 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 2.68 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 3.29 billion current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 4.26 billion current US$ | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 5.59 billion current US$ | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 6.11 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.37 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.25 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.36 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.06 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 6.60 billion current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.82 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.59 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 7.62 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.55 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.28 billion current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.69 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.97 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 billion current US$ | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2.15 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.13 billion current US$ | 2.11 billion current US$ | 6.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 billion current US$ | 6.36 billion current US$ | 7.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 39 Egypt 2.51 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Luxembourg 2.42 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Argentina 2.35 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Ireland 2.33 billion current US$ compare
- 43 Libya 2.04 billion current US$ compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.81 billion current US$ compare
- 45 Israel 1.80 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 7.97 billion current US$ 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.