International tourism, expenditures for travel items in High income
High income: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 861.88 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in High income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
High income recorded 861.88 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in High income peaked at 861.88 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 341.12 billion current US$, in 1995.
High income ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 341.12 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 358.39 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 351.84 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 358.36 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 381.41 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 381.74 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 371.91 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 390.27 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 442.34 billion current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 509.98 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 544.81 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 568.99 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 650.92 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 691.57 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 623.31 billion current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 648.44 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 696.13 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 699.62 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 725.01 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 771.66 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 714.85 billion current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 735.30 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 796.29 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 852.76 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 861.88 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 358.22 billion current US$ | 341.12 billion current US$ | 381.41 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 517.59 billion current US$ | 371.91 billion current US$ | 691.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 750.19 billion current US$ | 648.44 billion current US$ | 861.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 China 130.50 billion current US$ compare
- 2 Germany 38.75 billion current US$ compare
- 3 United States 35.81 billion current US$ compare
- 4 France 27.76 billion current US$ compare
- 5 United Kingdom 21.70 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in High income?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in High income was 861.88 billion current US$ 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 861.88 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 341.12 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does High income rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.