International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Japan
Japan: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 5.45 billion current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Japan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Japan recorded 5.45 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.4% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Japan peaked at 38.25 billion current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.45 billion current US$, in 2020.
Japan ranks 25th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Japan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.76 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 37.06 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 33.01 billion current US$ | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 28.81 billion current US$ | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 32.77 billion current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 31.88 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.53 billion current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 26.66 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.96 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 38.25 billion current US$ | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 37.56 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.88 billion current US$ | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 26.51 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.90 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 25.20 billion current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 27.95 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 27.26 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.91 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.86 billion current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 19.31 billion current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 15.97 billion current US$ | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 18.56 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 18.19 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.20 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 21.28 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.45 billion current US$ | -74.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 5.45 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 4.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Japan's 5.45 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173.00 million current US$, 31.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.68 billion current US$ | 28.81 billion current US$ | 37.06 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.63 billion current US$ | 25.20 billion current US$ | 38.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.85 billion current US$ | 15.97 billion current US$ | 27.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 billion current US$ | 5.45 billion current US$ | 5.45 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 266.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 242.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Japan?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Japan was 5.45 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.25 billion current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.