International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total
IDA total: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 31.83 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total stood at 31.83 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total peaked at 31.83 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.03 billion current US$, in 2005.
That places IDA total 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.03 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 13.02 billion current US$ | +62.1% |
| 2007 | 16.54 billion current US$ | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 21.96 billion current US$ | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 15.98 billion current US$ | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 17.71 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 19.60 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 19.49 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.27 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.26 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 21.30 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 16.38 billion current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 22.30 billion current US$ | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 27.35 billion current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 31.83 billion current US$ | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.11 billion current US$ | 8.03 billion current US$ | 21.96 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.55 billion current US$ | 16.38 billion current US$ | 31.83 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 26 Brazil 5.39 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Poland 5.20 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Austria 4.90 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Malaysia 4.82 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.69 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Philippines 4.57 billion current US$ compare
- 32 Iraq 4.17 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA total was 31.83 billion current US$ 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 31.83 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does IDA total rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- IDA total ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.