International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend
IDA blend: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 20.05 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend is 20.05 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend peaked at 20.05 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.75 billion current US$, in 2005.
IDA blend ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.75 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 6.64 billion current US$ | +141.4% |
| 2007 | 9.37 billion current US$ | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 14.17 billion current US$ | +51.3% |
| 2009 | 8.18 billion current US$ | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 8.65 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 10.58 billion current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 10.35 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.90 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.22 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.97 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.23 billion current US$ | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 11.92 billion current US$ | +91.4% |
| 2018 | 16.10 billion current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 20.05 billion current US$ | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.22 billion current US$ | 2.75 billion current US$ | 14.17 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.50 billion current US$ | 6.23 billion current US$ | 20.05 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 34 Mexico 3.48 billion current US$ compare
- 35 Czechia 3.43 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Portugal 3.14 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Romania 3.02 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Thailand 2.87 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Egypt 2.51 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Luxembourg 2.42 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend was 20.05 billion current US$ 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.05 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does IDA blend rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- IDA blend ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.