International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Indonesia
Indonesia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 1.65 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Indonesia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Indonesia stood at 1.65 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 85.4% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Indonesia peaked at 11.31 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.65 billion current US$, in 2020.
Indonesia ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.17 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.40 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 2.41 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.10 billion current US$ | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 2.35 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 3.20 billion current US$ | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 3.41 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.29 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.08 billion current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.51 billion current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.58 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.03 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 4.90 billion current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 5.55 billion current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 5.32 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.39 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 6.25 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.77 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 7.67 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 7.68 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.29 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.57 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 8.29 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 10.31 billion current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 11.31 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.65 billion current US$ | -85.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.65 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 6.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.65 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173.00 million current US$, 9.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -85.4% | 11.31 billion current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.29 billion current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 2.41 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.99 billion current US$ | 3.08 billion current US$ | 5.55 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 billion current US$ | 6.25 billion current US$ | 11.31 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More private sector data for Indonesia
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 241.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 62.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 282.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 42.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 990.16 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Indonesia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Indonesia was 1.65 billion current US$ in 2020, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.31 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Indonesia ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.